Nethack: Revive My Old Corpse?

So I've got this ghost attacking me... a little understandable, I am standing on his corpse, which is piled on his headstone. Perhaps he doesn't like that!

But, I'd like to do him a favor, and put him back in his former body - well, I guess it's a favor.

I am a priest, but whenever I cast 'turn undead' the ghost either resists, or flees. Does my level count for anything?


Solution 1:

The spell/wand "turn undead" (not to be confused with the #turn command, which won't work for this) must be cast on the corpse, not the ghost, in order to revive it.