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Possession

Possession

by A.S. Byatt

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#247

3.67 (6 reviews)
Pages
555
Award(s)
Man Booker Prize (1990)

Among primitive races, in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. This volume is a survey of the history of possession from the most ancient times down to the present day and in all countries of the inhabited globe, together with an analysis of its nature and relationship to other phenomena, such as hysteria and the manifestations of spiritualism. The subject treated is a very fascinating...

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forline

Jan 5th, 2018

Read this travelling around Greece, Turkey and Israel. Perfect reading journey!

bdubransky

Aug 2nd, 2016

bryanoz

Aug 2nd, 2015

laros76

Jun 18th, 2015

nian

Aug 25th, 2013

aola

Jul 21st, 2013