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- Title
M.R. James and the archaeological uncanny.
- Authors
Moshenska, Gabriel
- Abstract
Does the curiosity of an archaeologist lead to encounters with forbidden things, inviting retribution? The learned antiquary M.R. James, writer of celebrated ghost stories, certainly thought so. In this vivid analysis, our author unearths the roots of James' impetus and compares it with that of his contemporary, Sigmund Freud. Of course, those days of paranormal terror are long gone, we are all rational now...or are we?
- Subjects
JAMES, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936; HISTORY of archaeology; ANTIQUARIANS; ARCHAEOLOGY &; literature; FREUD, Sigmund, 1856-1939; UNCANNY, The (Psychoanalysis)
- Publication
Antiquity, 2012, Vol 86, Issue 334, p1192
- ISSN
0003-598X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0003598X00048341