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The naked hermit : a journey to the heart of Celtic Britain / Nick Mayhew-Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayhew-Smith, Nick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sacred space--Europe.
- Sacred space.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SPCK, 2019.
- Summary:
- This colourful travelogue takes the reader on a journey into some of the foundational stories and enigmatic places that have shaped Britain's sacred landscape.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Timeline
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Sacred trees
- 2 Celtic nature theology
- 3 The naked hermit of Mount Sinai
- 4 A company of birds
- 5 A desert in the sea: hermit islands
- 6 In for the chill: sacred bathing
- 7 The serpent's lair: harrowing caves
- 8 Misty peaks
- 9 Lessons from the Celtic shore
- Doxology: Creator
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Copyright acknowledgements
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-281-07735-5
- OCLC:
- 1099434681
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