The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles

Their Nature and Legacy

Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol)

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English

Blackwell Publishers
28 October 1993

History; British & Irish history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Prehistoric archaeology; Ancient religions & mythologies; Alternative belief systems

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 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 examines 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.

By: Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol)
Imprint: Blackwell Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 621g
ISBN: 9780631189466
ISBN 10: 0631189467
Pages: 422
Publication Date: 28 October 1993
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald Hutton was educated at Cambridge and then at Oxford, where he held a fellowship at Magdalen College. In 1981, he moved to the University of Bristol, where he is now Reader in British History. He is a historian of wide interests ranging from political affairs and popular culture to topics covering the whole of the British Isles. This is his fifth book.

Reviews for The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy

An excellent, up-to-date compendium of British pagan religions based primarily upon recent archaeological findings. Hutton has contributed a well documented resource which has popular interest. Library Journal Brilliant ... Hutton's book gives us by far the best, most level-headed overview of this fascinating but contentious subject. Times Literary Supplement