LEADER 03237nam 22006015 450 001 9910810197103321 005 20240418011113.0 010 $a0-300-19858-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300198584 035 $a(CKB)2550000001164504 035 $a(EBL)3421337 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001047613 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11668793 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001047613 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11159646 035 $a(PQKB)11184271 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649425 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421337 035 $a(DE-B1597)486407 035 $a(OCoLC)1024019038 035 $a(OCoLC)994452821 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300198584 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001164504 100 $a20200424h20142014 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPagan Britain /$fRonald Hutton 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew Haven, CT : $cYale University Press, $d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (497 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-19771-3 311 $a1-306-09528-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- $tA NOTE ON DEFINITIONS -- $tIllustrations -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. THE PALAEOLITHIC AND MESOLITHIC -- $t2. The earlier neolithic -- $t3. THE LATE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE -- $t4. LATE PREHISTORY -- $t5. The roman impact -- $t6. THE CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY -- $t7. THE LEGACY OF BRITISH PAGANISM -- $tCONCLUSION -- $tNOTES -- $tINDEX 330 $aBritain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion.   Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites-Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey-as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive "why" of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain's deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights. 606 $aPaganism$zGreat Britain$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xReligion$yTo 449 608 $aHistory.$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2lcgft 615 0$aPaganism$xHistory. 676 $a200.9361 700 $aHutton$b Ronald, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0615586 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810197103321 996 $aPagan Britain$93958359 997 $aUNINA