Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal

Bhattacharya introduces readers to the multifarious habits and personalities of Bengal’s traditional ghosts and investigates and mourns their eventual extermination. Reading literature alongside the colonial archive, Bhattacharya uncovers a new reordering of science and faith from the middle of the nineteenth century.

• | Author: Tithi Bhattacharya
• | Publisher: Duke University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 23, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781478030713
• | ISBN-10: 1478030712