Spiro Dimolianis

Jack the Ripper and Black Magic

Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jack the Ripper is a gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police. Scotland Yard hunted a serial killer shrouded in politics as the mutilator of East End prostitutes. This book uses historic sources and rare official reports to reveal dark and supernatural aspects of the Ripper case.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9780786445479
• ISBN-10: 0786445475
• Artikelnr.: 31894833

Autorenporträt

The late Spiro Dimolianis was a writer and historian. He lived in Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Stewart P. Evans     
Preface     
1. Ghosts of the Ripper Wake     
2. Sacred Prostitution     
3. Faith and Occult Crimes     
4. Suspect Dr. Roslyn D'Onston     
5. Vittoria Cremers and the Lodger     
6. Hexes, Hoaxes and the Beast     
7. Whitechapel Secret Service     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index