In this, the first of two episodes, Matt discusses the first part of Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night, a book in which a 16th-century theologian tried to explain why, in a world that he believed to be ruled by a Christian God, people saw ghosts. This book provides fascinating insights into Renaissance folklore, beliefs about the afterlife, and theology. And there’s a lot of smack talk.
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This episode featured music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.
Sources:
Finkel, Irving. 2021. The First Ghosts. Hodder & Stoughton, London.
Finucane, David J. 2001. Historical Introduction: The Example of Early Modern and Nineteenth-Century England. In Hauntings and Poltergeists, Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange.
Lavatar, Ludwig. 1570 (English translation 1596). Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night. Translated into English by R.H., printed in 1596 by Thomas Creede, London, UK. 2024 reprint by Legare Street Press, mimeographed from a copy in the Rare Books Collection at the Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania.
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