1st Edition
Imagining the Pagan Past Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages
By Marion Gibson
Copyright 2013
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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1. Breaking the Pagan Silence 2. ‘Gods of every shape and size’ 3. Something Old, Something New 4. ‘I wonder what Wotan will say to me’ 5. New Ages 6. ‘Find Me in Your Own Time’
Biography
Marion Gibson
"This is a work of importance to historians, literary critics and experts in cultural studies alike. It covers a span of one and a half millennia of British writing with equal sureness of touch and equal freshness of style, throwing out new insights in every chapter and delivering major overall perspectives on the British relationship with paganism." - Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol, UK
