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Pagan Britain / / Ronald Hutton



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Autore: Hutton Ronald Visualizza persona
Titolo: Pagan Britain / / Ronald Hutton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (497 p.)
Disciplina: 200.9361
Soggetto topico: Paganism - Great Britain - History
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Religion To 449
Soggetto genere / forma: History
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- A NOTE ON DEFINITIONS -- Illustrations -- PREFACE -- 1. THE PALAEOLITHIC AND MESOLITHIC -- 2. The earlier neolithic -- 3. THE LATE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE -- 4. LATE PREHISTORY -- 5. The roman impact -- 6. THE CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY -- 7. THE LEGACY OF BRITISH PAGANISM -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: Britain'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.
Titolo autorizzato: Pagan Britain  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-300-19858-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810197103321
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