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Ep 92 - Halloween, Monster Mash, Chucky, Ghosts, Exorcism

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The Oldest Images of Ghosts and Exorcism in Ancient Babylon

This chapter discusses a clay tablet found in the British Museum that contains the oldest known images of ghosts and serves as a guide to exorcism in ancient Babylon. They explore the instructions for creating figurines, preparing vessels of beer, and transferring ghosts into one of the figurines. The chapter also touches on the prevalence and various forms of ghosts in Mesopotamia.

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