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The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan
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- 9781594773181
- Book Title
- Return of the Dead : Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science
- Topic
- Spirituality, Folklore & Mythology, Supernatural
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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How the ghost stories of pagan times reveal the seamless union existing between the world of the living and the afterlife * Demonstrates how Medieval Christianity transformed the more corporeal ghost encountered in pagan cultures with the disembodied form known today * Explains how the returning dead were once viewed as either troublemakers or guarantors of the social order The impermeable border the modern world sees existing between the world of the living and the afterlife was not visible to our ancestors. The dead could--and did--cross back and forth at will. The pagan mind had no fear of death, but some of the dead were definitely to be dreaded: those who failed to go peacefully into the afterlife but remained on this side in order to right a wrong that had befallen them personally or to ensure that the law promoted by the ancestors was being respected. But these dead individuals were a far cry from the amorphous ectoplasm that is featured in modern ghost stories. These earlier visitors from beyond the grave--known as revenants--slept, ate, and fought like men, even when, like Klaufi of the Svarfdaela Saga , they carried their heads in their arms. Revenants were part of the ancestor worship prevalent in the pagan world and still practiced in indigenous cultures such as the Fang and Kota of equatorial Africa, among others. The Church, eager to supplant this familial faith with its own, engineered the transformation of the corporeal revenant into the disembodied ghost of modern times, which could then be easily discounted as a figment of the imagination or the work of the devil. The sanctified grounds of the church cemetery replaced the burial mounds on the family farm, where the ancestors remained as an integral part of the living community. This exile to the formal graveyard, ironically enough, has contributed to the great loss of the sacred that characterizes the modern world.
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Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1594773181
ISBN-13
9781594773181
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Return of the Dead : Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Spirituality, Folklore & Mythology, Supernatural
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Bf1472.E85l4313 2009
Reviews
It is clear that many of the original pagan beliefs survive to the present day, as do the Christian beliefs. They tend to overlay each other not only in northern Europe, but also in every culture to which northern Europeans migrated. Many parts of this book will resonate for the reader of European descent. For readers from other backgrounds, it will be fascinating insight into why we have such beliefs in this area. I recommend this work to medieval scholars and students, those who wish to trace belief systems and present-day pagans who want real information on their beliefs., The Return of the Dead will change your perceptions and show you an ancient body of tradition and belief than can still be found today within some of our modern practices. Even better, this work will show the reader how to approach death from a polytheistic Pagan perspective and reading The Return of the Dead just may change your funeral plans., [Lecouteux's] conclusions . . . are stimulating and thought provoking. . . . I had no difficulty following his reasoning nor in accepting his conclusions. The book is well written, easily understood by even the average layman, and an invaluable addition to understanding the mindset of our European Pagan ancestors., I've read all kinds of ghostly folklore type books. However, this book discusses revenants and ghosts from a whole new perspective, through the lens of medieval literature. . . . The Return of the Dead focuses, equally, on the steps the church took to eliminate Pagan beliefs and how the citizens adapted to the church's influence. I find the evolution of religions fascinating, making this my favorite thing about the book., . . . a scholarly survey of pre-Christian beliefs, focusing in particular on legends of revenants in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore. . . . highly recommended to those interested in thanatology.
Table of Content
Preface Introduction Part One 1 The Fear of the Dead and the Dread of Revenants 2 The Funeral Rites 3 The Church, Ghosts, and Revenants Part Two 4 The False Revenants 5 The True Revenants 6 The Name of the Revenants 7 Questions and Answers Part Three 8 Revenants, Death, and the Beyond 9 The Soul 10 The Dead, Revenants, and the Third Function Part Four 11 Disguised Revenants 12 Perspectives Afterword by Régis Boyer Notes Index
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2009-016096
Dewey Decimal
133.1094
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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