Description: Stations of the Sun : A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, Hardcover by Hutton, Ronald, ISBN 0198205708, ISBN-13 9780198205708, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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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Book Title: Stations of the Sun : A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
Number of Pages: 562 Pages
Publication Name: Stations of the Sun : a History of the Ritual Year in Britain
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions, Holidays (Non-Religious), Europe / General
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 37.4 Oz
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Ronald Hutton
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
