European paganism : the realities of cult from antiquity to the Middle Ages / Ken Dowden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowden, Ken, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paganism--Europe--History.

Paganism.

Europe--Religion.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

European Paganism provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of ancient pagan religions throughout the European continent.Before there where Christians, the peoples of Europe were pagans. Were they bloodthirsty savages hanging human offerings from trees? Were they happy ecologists, valuing the unpolluted rivers and mountains? In European Paganism Ken Dowden outlines and analyses the diverse aspects of pagan ritual and culture from human sacrifice to pilgrimage lunar festivals and tree worship. It includes:* a 'timelines' chart to aid with chronology* many

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; How to use this book; Authors and events: a time-chart; Approaching paganism; Dividing the landscape; Focus I: spring, lake, river; Focus II: stone and tree; Area I: land; Area II: growth; Technology: statues, shrines and temples; Christian paganism; Pagan rite; Pagan time; A few aspects of gods; Priests; Cradle to grave; Unity is the Thing; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Primary literature: general information and where to find a text and translation; Secondary literature; Indexes; Index nominum I

gods, mythic entities and festivalsIndex nominum II; (real) persons, peoples and places; Index rerum; topics and themes; Index auctorum; modern authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-347) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-81021-0

1-134-81022-9

1-280-33375-8

9786610333752

0-203-01177-5

0-203-17029-6

9780203011775

OCLC:

71348373