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The pagan religions of the ancient British Isles, their nature and legacy, Ronald Hutton

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-375) and index

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non fiction

The pagan religions of the ancient British Isles

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Ronald Hutton

their nature and legacy

"This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles, from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the least familiar but most extensive periods in Britain's history. Ronald Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data, much of it archaeological, that has transformed interpretation over the past decade. Giving more or less equal weight to all periods, from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages, he considers a fascinating range of evidence for Celtic and Romano-British paganism: from burial sites, cairns, megaliths and causeways, to carvings, figurines, jewellery, weapons, votive objects, literary texts and folklore."--Back cover

The mysteries begin -- The time of the tombs -- The coming of the circles -- Into the darkness -- The people of the mist -- The imperial synthesis -- The clash of faiths -- Legacy of shadows