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Imagining the pagan past / gods and goddesses in literature and history since the Dark Ages
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Imagining the pagan past / Marion Gibson. gods and goddesses in literature and history since the Dark Ages.
ISBN
1135082553
9781135082550
0415674182
1299141080
9780203068304
9780415674188
9780415674195
9781299141087
Published
New York, N.Y. : Routledge, ©2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain's pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse, encouraging tribal and nationalistic feelings or challenging church and state. This book shows how important these stories are to the history of British culture, taking the reader on a lively tour from prehistory to the present. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, M.
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Gibson, Marion, 1970- Imagining the pagan past. New York, N.Y. : Routledge, ©2013
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; IMAGINING THE PAGAN PAST; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Breaking the pagan silence: from Geoffrey of Monmouth to William Camden; 2 'Gods of every shape and size': pagan deities from the antiquaries to the Romantics; 3 Something old, something new: pagan deities from the first Celtic Revival to the mid-twentieth century; 4 'I wonder what Wotan will say to me': 'heathen men' and northern deities from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century; 5 New ages: melting the ice-gods.
6 'Find me in your own time': three schools of contemporary god and goddess fictionNotes; Select bibliography; Index.
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