Author

Publication

2001 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

135,500 words, Guess

Page Count

542 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780192880451
  • Open LibraryOL676690M

Classifications

  • DDC394.26941
  • LCCGT4843.A2 H87 1997
  • LCCGT4843.A2H87 1997

Description

Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, Halloween, and the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The stations of the sun: a history of the ritual year in BritainOxford University Press2001-01-01

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