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Description edit
Comprehensive 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- St Mary: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Viii
- James Frazer
- Chester
- Stuart
- Kirk
- Robin Hood
- Jack
- Charles
- Samhain
- Maid Marian
- Elizabeth
- George
- John Aubrey
- E. C. Cawte
- Robert Herrick
- St John
- St Thomas
- Edward Vi
- Margaret Murray
- Brigid
- Cecil Sharp
- John Brand
- Valentine
- Lincoln
- Pepys
- James Iv
- Galloway
- Guy Fawkes
- Virgin Mary
- Little John
- Violet Alford
- John Taylor
- Peter
- David Wiles
- Thomas Tusser
- John Evelyn
- John Mirk
- John Stow
- Mayers
- Mary Tudor
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- London
- Scotland
- Wales
- Britain
- Ireland
- Devon
- Midlands
- Europe
- Dorset
- Cornwall
- Somerset
- Norfolk
- Bristol
- New Year
- York
- Northumberland
- Norwich
- Suffolk
- West Country
- Salisbury
- Canterbury
- Exeter
- Shrovetide
- Cambridge
- East Anglia
- Oxfordshire
- Coventry
- Beltane
- Hebrides
- Worcester
- Leicester
- Herefordshire
- France
- Hertfordshire
- Highlands
- Germany
- Candlemas
- Hocktide
- Middle Ages
- Edinburgh
- Cumberland
- Palm
- Westmorland
- Rome
- Northamptonshire
- Derbyshire
- Durham
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ronald Hutton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: OUP
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0198205708
Page Count: 576
Publisher: OUP
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0198205708
Page Count: 576
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Worship & Devotion › Devotionals
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Other Practices › Ritual
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › History
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Spirituality › Devotionals
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Sociology
- Books › History › Europe › Ireland
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Customs & Traditions
- Books › History › Historical Study › Social History
- Books › History › World
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