In this book, Ronald C. Finucane looks at the influence of miracles on the lives of children during the Middle Ages. He explores rampant reports of "miraculous" happenings, delving into the experiences of six hundred children who were rescued, cured, or resuscitated--it was thought--by the holy dead.

The Rescue of the Innocents: Endangered Children in Medieval Miracles

History

Finucane, R. C.

World

St.Martin's Press

Appearances of the Dead: Cultural History of Ghosts

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Junction Bks.

<p>Throughout history, people have reported seeing "ghosts." But a Victorian ghost is in many respects a very different phenomenon from a ghost in Classical Greece, or in medieval Europe. Finucane surveys reports of ghosts from ancient Greece, the early Christian era, the Reformation, the Victorian age, and through the twentieth century. He asks such questions as: How have the physical aspects claimed for ghosts varied from age to age? What differences are there in the functions and intentions ascribed to ghosts? How have the changes in more general beliefsin religion and science, in particularinfluenced the perception of ghosts? Drawing on primary sources from all periods and cultures, Finucane addresses this topic in its full breadth.</p>

Ghosts

Ancient Civilizations

Prometheus

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