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Originally Posted by jewels
Everyone's gently touched on it, but isn't the concept of ghosts based on an early religious principle? I'm not sure which religion, but ghosts relate to demons and hell and all that. Animals can't read or become "believers", so naturally they're just innocent creatures. Unless, of course, an evil man conjures up his ghost.
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Well yes and no, but it goes way back farther than Christianity (you were talking about demons, they're the main demon-mongerers tho there are a few others).
Ghosts, or ghost like beings have been around since way way ancient times. Some considered the Wee Folk (Faeries) to be ghosts. Those are OLD legends. Then there's the shamans I mentioned. They've claimed spirit animals since before history was written.