The spectral Arctic : a history of ghosts and dreams in polar exploration /: a history of ghosts and dreams in polar exploration. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Shane McCorristine.
• Authors: McCorristine, Shane, 1983-
• Contents: Introduction: Arctic dreams; 1. Toward no earthly pole: Otherworldly quests for aNorthwest Passage; 2. Spectral geographies of the Arctic: Shamanism, reveries, wandering; 3. Mesmerism, clairvoyance and the search forthe lost Franklin expedition; 4. Spiritual routes and revelations: The Franklin mysteryrenewed; 5. Polar queens, ghosts and mummies: Women in Arcticdiscourses; 6. The spectral place of the Franklin expedition incontemporary culture; Afterword: The discoveries of the Erebus and Terror; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : UCL Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 133.10998; Ghosts -- Arctic regions; Parapsychology -- Arctic regions; Mind and reality; Dreams -- Psychological aspects; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Psychological aspects; Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787352483; 9781787352490
• Related ISBNs: 9781787352476; 9781787352469
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