Imagining the pagan past / gods and goddesses in literature and history since the Dark Ages.

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Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain's pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse, e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibson, Marion, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, ©2013.
Temas:
Folklore > Great Britain.
Mythology, British.
Folklore > Grande-Bretagne.
Mythologie britannique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Folklore
Manners and customs
Mythology, British
Great Britain > Social life and customs.
Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes.
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; IMAGINING THE PAGAN PAST; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Breaking the pagan silence: from Geoffrey of Monmouth to William Camden; 2 'Gods of every shape and size': pagan deities from the antiquaries to the Romantics; 3 Something old, something new: pagan deities from the first Celtic Revival to the mid-twentieth century; 4 'I wonder what Wotan will say to me': 'heathen men' and northern deities from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century; 5 New ages: melting the ice-gods.
  • 6 'Find me in your own time': three schools of contemporary god and goddess fictionNotes; Select bibliography; Index.

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