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Trees in the religions of early medieval England /

Drawing on sources from archaeology and written texts, the author brings out the full significance of trees in both pagan and Christian Anglo-Saxon religion.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bintley, Michael D. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2015.
Colección:Anglo-Saxon studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Holy Trees and Inculturation in the Conversion Period; 2. Anglo-Saxon Holy Trees and their Northern European Counterparts; 3. Rewriting the Holy Rood in Anglo-Saxon Spiritual History; 4. The Human Forest: People and Trees in Early Medieval England and Scandinavia; Bibliography; Index.