04663oam 2200649I 450 991080902790332120240131143500.01-135-08254-50-203-06830-01-299-14108-01-135-08255-310.4324/9780203068304(CKB)2670000000331286(StDuBDS)AH24959576(SSID)ssj0000833416(PQKBManifestationID)12381113(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833416(PQKBWorkID)10935831(PQKB)10561283(MiAaPQ)EBC1125171(Au-PeEL)EBL1125171(CaPaEBR)ebr10659513(CaONFJC)MIL445358(OCoLC)827955460(OCoLC)828246066(FINmELB)ELB133978(EXLCZ)99267000000033128620180706d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrImagining the pagan past gods and goddesses in literature and history since the Dark Ages /Marion GibsonAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (ix, 257 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-67419-0 0-415-67418-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Breaking the Pagan Silence 2. 'Gods of every shape and size' 3. Something Old, Something New 4. 'I wonder what Wotan will say to me' 5. New Ages 6. 'Find Me in Your Own Time'This title explores stories of Britain's pagan history. These tales have been characterized by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. The book shows how important these stories are to the history of British culture, taking the reader on a lively tour from prehistory to the present.Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain's pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse, encouraging tribal and nationalistic feelings or challenging church and state. This book shows how important these stories are to the history of British culture, taking the reader on a lively tour from prehistory to the present. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, Marion Gibson explores the ways in which British pagan gods and goddesses have been represented in poetry, novels, plays, chronicles, scientific and scholarly writing. From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney and H.G. Wells to Naomi Mitchison it explores Romano-British, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon deities and fictions. The result is a comprehensive picture of the ways in which writers have peopled the British pagan pantheons throughout history. Imagining the Pagan Past will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of paganism. Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain's pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse, encouraging tribal and nationalistic feelings or challenging church and state. This book shows how important these stories are to the history of British culture, taking the reader on a lively tour from prehistory to the present. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, Marion Gibson explores the ways in which British pagan gods and goddesses have been represented in poetry, novels, plays, chronicles, scientific and scholarly writing. From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney and H.G. Wells to Naomi Mitchison it explores Romano-British, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon deities and fictions. The result is a comprehensive picture of the ways in which writers have peopled the British pagan pantheons throughout history. Imagining the Pagan Past will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of paganism.FolkloreGreat BritainMythology, BritishGreat BritainSocial life and customsFolkloreMythology, British.398.20941Gibson Marion1970-,911901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809027903321Imagining the pagan past4107068UNINA