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This collection explores the multifaceted representation of ghosts across various historical, literary, and cultural contexts. It begins with theological perspectives on ghosts from the 15th to the 17th century, followed by an examination of vision literature from the High and Late Middle Ages. The discourse extends to the Goethe period and delves into the phenomenon of poltergeists, particularly in Weinsberg, alongside private ghost studies by Mörike and Kerner. The text investigates the interplay between reason and fear in the 18th-century ghost discourse and the emergence of psychical research. It also addresses metaphysical individualism and the reevaluation of life and afterlife through Carl du Prel's spiritism theory. The influence of ghosts on the development of depth psychology is highlighted, alongside discussions on ghost photography, early cinema, and African media representations of spirits. Literary analyses include ghostly figures in works by Paulini and the intersection of occultism and science fiction in 1920s texts. The collection further examines existential ghosts in the writings of Kasack, Sartre, and Wilder, and the portrayal of ghosts in American minority literature. Finally, it contemplates the aesthetic modernity through the lens of ghosts, philosophy as a form of ghost summoning, and the concept of "brain ghosts" in philosophical discourse.