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The Stations of the Sun
Ronald Hutton
其他書名
A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
出版Oxford University Press, 1996
主題History / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Social HistorySocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Folklore & MythologySocial Science / Holidays (non-religious)Social Science / Popular Culture
ISBN01982057089780198205708
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=t-P24jQyfP0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.