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Pagan Britain
- Title
- Pagan Britain / Ronald Hutton.
- Author
- Hutton, Ronald.
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-703 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 480 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Britain's pagan past, with its astonishing number and variety of mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artefacts, bloodthirsty legends and cryptic inscriptions, has always enthralled and perplexed us. 'Pagan Britain' is a history of religious beliefs from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity. This ambitious book integrates the latest evidence to survey our transformed - and transforming - understanding of early religious behaviour; and, also, the way in which that behaviour has been interpreted in recent times, as a mirror for modern dreams and fears. From the Palaeolithic era to the coming of Christianity and beyond, Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression and enduring cultural significance of paganism. Woven into the chronological narrative are numerous case studies of sacred sites both well-known - Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge and Maiden Castle - and more unusual far-flung locations across the mainland and coastal islands.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-459) and index.
- Contents
- The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: how ritual came to Britain -- The earlier Neolithic: a craze for monuments -- The late Neolithic and early Bronze Age: the time of the sacred circle -- Late prehistory: earthworks, pits and bones -- The Roman impact: temples, statues and inscriptions -- The conversion to Christianity: a clash of religions, a blend of religions -- The legacy of British paganism.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-703
- ISBN
- 9780300197716 (alk. paper)
- 0300197713 (alk. paper)
- 9780300205466 (pbk.)
- 0300205465 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2013021870
- OCLC
- 844731544
- Author
- Hutton, Ronald.
- Title
- Pagan Britain / Ronald Hutton.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-459) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 449
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-703