Stations of the Sun
by:
Ronald Hutton (author)
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 and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey...
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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 and Hallowe'en, to 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.
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ISBN:
9780192854483 (0192854488)
Publish date: February 15th 2001
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Pages no: 560
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Religion,
Spirituality,
Research,
Mythology,
Esoterica,
Astrology,
Paganism
Didn't really finish this one but its exactly what you would need to investigate the historic roots of festivals in Great Britain, IIRC there is a gap in the market for a similar work on Irish festivals.
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