Witches, Druids And King Arthur

by Hutton, Ronald

• ISBN13: 9781852855550
• ISBN10: 185285555X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

In Stations of the Sun and The Triumph of the Moon Ronald Hutton established himself as a leading authority on the historian of Paganism. His wealth of unusual knowledge, complemented by a deep and sympathetic understanding of past and present beliefs that are often dismissed as strange or marginal, and an ability to write lucidly and wittily, gives his work a unique flavour. The essays which make up Witches, Druids and King Arthur cover elegantly and entertainingly a wide range of beliefs, myths and practices.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	ix
Acknowledgements	xvii
1 How Myths are Made	1	(38)
2 Arthur and the Academics	39	(20)
3 Glastonbury: Alternative Histories	59	(28)
4 The New Old Paganism	87	(50)
5 Paganism in the Missing Centuries	137	(56)
6 A Modest Look at Ritual Nudity	193	(22)
7 The Inklings and the Gods	215	(24)
8 The New Druidry	239	(20)
9 Living with Witchcraft	259	(36)
Notes	295	(56)
Index	351