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Blood and Mistletoe - Ronald Hutton

Blood and Mistletoe

The History of the Druids in Britain

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Buch | Softcover
492 Seiten
2022
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-26775-4 (ISBN)
CHF 34,80 inkl. MwSt
The definitive history of the druids in Britain, from their ancient origins to the present day
Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Hutton’s captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world.

Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots, scientists, philosophers, or priests. Sometimes portrayed as corrupt, bloodthirsty, or ignorant, they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in and out of history, archaeology, and the public consciousness for some 500 years, with particular focus on the romantic period, when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends and images, filled with new perspectives on ancient and modern times, this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.

Ronald Hutton is professor of history, University of Bristol, and the author of many books including Witches, Druids, and King Arthur and Debates in Stuart History. He lives in Bristol, UK.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 32 b-w illus.
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Gewicht 794 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Altertum / Antike
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10 0-300-26775-4 / 0300267754
ISBN-13 978-0-300-26775-4 / 9780300267754
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