About the author
Martyn Hudson is the author of Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History: Ghost Theory, published by Routledge. The book examines how the dead and the idea of ghosts recur across the history of social science and philosophy, tracing figures such as Hegel's World-Spirit, Max Weber's concept of Verstehen, and Marx's use of phantasm and spectre, as a way of showing how classical social theory has repeatedly reached for the language of haunting to describe historical continuity and absence. Positioned within occult philosophy on this catalogue, the book reads as an academic study rather than a practical or devotional text, aimed at readers with an interest in intellectual history, critical theory, and the ways ideas about ghosts and the dead have shaped Western thought about society and time. It has appeared in successive Routledge editions, reflecting its use as a reference within academic social theory.
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“Hudson presents a profound, if dense, interrogation of classical social theory’s reliance on spectral figures. The text successfully proposes a counter-modernity that challenges standard materialist interpretations, offering…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History: Ghost Theory Hudson, Martyn
“Hudson delivers a rigorous, intellectually dense exploration that demands serious engagement from its audience. The text successfully unmasks the spectral undercurrents in classical social science, providing a compelling…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History: Ghost Theory Hudson, Martyn
