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The Stations of the Sun - A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,150
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The Stations of the Sun - A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (Hardcover): Ronald Hutton

The Stations of the Sun - A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (Hardcover)

Ronald Hutton

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From Christmas Day to May Day and from mummers' play to morris dance, this fascinating compendium provides a guide to the customs and beliefs which punctuated the British calendar in former centuries. The result is a book which stimulates, informs and entertains on every page. (Kirkus UK)
From the twelve days of Christmas to the Spring traditions of Valentine, Shrovetide, and Easter eggs, through May Day revels and Midsummer fires, and on to the waning of the year, Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en; Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain.
His comprehensive study covers all the British Isles and the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. Great and lesser, ancient and modern, Christian and pagan, all rituals are treated with the same attention. The result is a colorful and absorbing history in which Ronald Hutton challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past and the festivals of the present debunking many myths and illuminates the history of the calendar we live by.
Stations of the Sun is the first complete scholarly work to cover the full span of British rituals, challenging the work of specialists from the late Victorian period onwards, reworking our picture of the field thoroughly, and raising issues for historians of every period.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 1996
Authors: Ronald Hutton (Professor of History)
Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-820570-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 0-19-820570-8
Barcode: 9780198205708

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