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Stations of the Sun
Ronald Hutton
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Description for Stations of the Sun
Paperback. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 figure, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCR; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today.
Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192854483
SKU
V9780192854483
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Ref
99-9
About Ronald Hutton
Ronald Hutton is Reader in History at the University of Bristol.
Reviews for Stations of the Sun
a fascinating volume, which any future study of calendar rituals - or of 'pagan residues' in popular culture - will have to take into account.
Margaret Cormack, Speculum - A Jnl of Medieval Studies, 2000.
Students of religion will be impressed by the ample evidence the book provides, not for the survival of pagan religious practices in a ... Read more
Margaret Cormack, Speculum - A Jnl of Medieval Studies, 2000.
Students of religion will be impressed by the ample evidence the book provides, not for the survival of pagan religious practices in a ... Read more