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9780198205708

The Stations of the Sun A History of the Ritual Year in Britain

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    9780198205708

  • ISBN10:

    0198205708

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-08-22
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

In a complete history of British rituals, British historian Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year. Encompassing the whole sweep of history in all the British Isles, from the earliest written records to the present day, Hutton's colorful history debunks common assumptions about the customs of the past and the festivals of the present. 30 plates.

Author Biography

Ronald Hutton is Reader in British History at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

The Origins of Christmas
The Twelve Days
The Trials of Christmas
Rites of Celebration and Reassurance
Rites of Purification and Blessing
Rites of Hospitality and Charity
Mummers' Play and Sword Dance
Hobby-Horse and Horn Dance
Misrule
The Reinvention of Christmas
Speeding the Plough
Brigid's Night
Candlemas
Valentines
Shrovetide
Lent
The Origins of Easter
Holy Week
An Egg at Easter
The Easter Holidays
England and St George
Beltane
The May
May Games and Whitsun Ales
Morris and Marian
Rogationtide and Pentecost
Royal Oak
A Merrie May
Corpus Christi
The Midsummer Fires
Sheep, Hay, and Rushes
First Fruits
Harvest Home
Wakes, Revels, and Hoppings
Samhain
Saints and Souls
The Modern Hallowe'en
Blood Month and Virgin Queen
Gunpowder Treason
Conclusions
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