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The Stations of the Sun: History of the Ritual Year in Britain

The Stations of the Sun: History of the Ritual Year in Britain

by RonaldHutton (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

This study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer Fires, to Harvest Home, Hallowe'en and the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a journey through the ritual year in Britain. Seeking to challenge many common assumptions about the customs of the past and debunk many myths surrounding festivals of the present, this text illuminates the history of the calendar we live by today. This book is intended for students and historians of social and cultural history, folklorists, and anyone with an interest in traditional customs and rituals.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 560
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 01 Sep 1997
ISBN 10: 0192880454
ISBN 13: 9780192880451

Media Reviews
.. .a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists,
historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies
.. .a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter
This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review

,. .a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists,
historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies
,. .a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter
This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review


, .. a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists,
historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies
, .. a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter
This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review

.,. a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists, historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies
.,. a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter
This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review


. ..a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists, historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies


. ..a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter


This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review




.. .a highly readable text that will serve the scholar and general reader alike to provide the first truly complete survey of the history of communal, seasonal rites and customs....In this engaging exploration his work will be useful to students of popular culture and literature, folklorists, historians, and even the old-fashioned enthusiast. --Journal of Ritual Studies


.. .a breath of much-needed fresh air...a well-organized, methodical analysis... --American Reporter


This book, with its rich combination of history and folklore, is a valuable work of reference. --American Historical Review


Author Bio

Ronald Hutton is Reader in British History at the University of Bristol. He is the author of The Rise and Fall of Merry England (OUP 1994) and Charles II: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (OUP, 1989).