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Title: Pagan Britain
Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0300268343
EAN: 9780300268348
ISBN: 9780300268348
Publisher: Yale University Press
Genre: History
Topic: Ancient History, Philosophy & Spirituality
Release Date: 11/10/2022
Description: 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, along the way Hutton 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.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 197mm
Item Length: 127mm
Item Weight: 431g
Author: Ronald Hutton
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Release Year: 2022

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