LEADER 04663oam 2200649I 450 001 9910809027903321 005 20240131143500.0 010 $a1-135-08254-5 010 $a0-203-06830-0 010 $a1-299-14108-0 010 $a1-135-08255-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203068304 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331286 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24959576 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833416 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12381113 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833416 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935831 035 $a(PQKB)10561283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1125171 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1125171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10659513 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL445358 035 $a(OCoLC)827955460 035 $a(OCoLC)828246066 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133978 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331286 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImagining the pagan past $egods and goddesses in literature and history since the Dark Ages /$fMarion Gibson 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 257 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-67419-0 311 $a0-415-67418-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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' 330 $aThis 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. 330 $bImagining 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. 606 $aFolklore$zGreat Britain 606 $aMythology, British 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aFolklore 615 0$aMythology, British. 676 $a398.20941 700 $aGibson$b Marion$f1970-,$0911901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809027903321 996 $aImagining the pagan past$94107068 997 $aUNINA