Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in BritainComprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today. |
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Table des matières
32FIRST FRUITS | |
33HARVEST HOME | |
34WAKES REVELS AND HOPPINGS | |
35SAMHAIN | |
36SAINTS AND SOULS | |
37THE MODERN HALLOWEEN | |
38BLOOD MONTH AND VIRGIN QUEEN | |
39GUNPOWDER TREASON | |
9MISRULE | |
10THE REINVENTION OF CHRISTMAS | |
11SPEEDING THE PLOUGH | |
12BRIGIDS NIGHT | |
13CANDLEMAS | |
14VALENTINES | |
15SHROVETIDE | |
16LENT | |
17THE ORIGINS OF EASTER | |
18HOLY WEEK | |
19AN EGG AT EASTER | |
20THE EASTER HOLIDAYS | |
21ENGLAND AND ST GEORGE | |
22BELTANE | |
23THE MAY | |
24MAY GAMES AND WHITSUN ALES | |
25MORRIS AND MARIAN | |
26ROGATIONTIDE AND PENTECOST | |
27ROYAL OAK | |
28A MERRIE MAY | |
29CORPUS CHRISTI | |
30THE MIDSUMMER FIRES | |
31SHEEP HAY AND RUSHES | |
40CONCLUSIONS | |
NOTES | |
CHAPTER 21 | |
CHAPTER 22 | |
CHAPTER 23 | |
CHAPTER 24 | |
CHAPTER 25 | |
CHAPTER 26 | |
CHAPTER 27 | |
CHAPTER 28 | |
CHAPTER 29 | |
CHAPTER 30 | |
CHAPTER 31 | |
CHAPTER 32 | |
CHAPTER 33 | |
CHAPTER 34 | |
CHAPTER 35 | |
CHAPTER 36 | |
CHAPTER 37 | |
CHAPTER 38 | |
CHAPTER 39 | |
CHAPTER 40 | |
INDEX | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain |
| Auteur | Ronald Hutton |
| Éditeur | OUP Oxford, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0191578428, 9780191578427 |
| Longueur | 560 pages |
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