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An edition of The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (1996)

Stations of the sun

a history of the ritual year in Britain

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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 colourful 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.

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Oxford University Press
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English
Pages
542

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Subjects
Social life and customs, Popular culture, Holidays, Folklore, Festivals, Fetes nationales, Fetes religieuses, Dagelijks leven, M¿urs et coutumes, Jours feries, Religieuze gebruiken, Manners and customs, Volkscultuur, Culture populaire, Moeurs et coutumes, Jaargetijden, Histoire, Feestdagen, Rites and ceremonies, Fetes, Sociale geschiedenis, Fiction, general, Great britain, social life and customs, Folklore, great britain, Popular culture, great britain, Great britain, history
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The stations of the sun: a history of the ritual year in Britain
2001, Oxford University Press
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The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
November 13, 1997, Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-518) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
394.26941
Library of Congress
GT4843.A2 H87 1996, GT4843.A2H87 1996

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Pagination
xx, 542 p. :
Number of pages
542

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OL805906M
ISBN 10
0198205708
LCCN
95042487
OCLC/WorldCat
228666229
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170809
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1602904

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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, 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.

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