Sacred Britannia
Author | : Miranda Aldhouse-Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-06 |
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ISBN | : 9780500297261 |
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Author | : Miranda Aldhouse-Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780500297261 |
Author | : Miranda Aldhouse-green |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-08-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 050025222X |
A compelling new account of religion in Roman Britain, weaving together the latest archaeological research and a new analysis of ancient literature to illuminate parallels between past and present Two thousand years ago, the Romans sought to absorb into their empire what they regarded as a remote, almost mythical island on the very edge of the known world—Britain. The expeditions of Julius Caesar and the Claudian invasion of 43 CE, up to the traditional end of Roman Britain in the fifth century CE, brought fundamental and lasting changes to the island. Not least among these was a pantheon of new classical deities and religious systems, along with a clutch of exotic eastern cults, including Christianity. But what homegrown deities, cults, and cosmologies did the Romans encounter in Britain, and how did the British react to the changes? Under Roman rule, the old gods and their adherents were challenged, adopted, adapted, absorbed, and reconfigured. Miranda Aldhouse- Green balances literary, archaeological, and iconographic evidence (and scrutinizes the shortcomings of each) to illuminate the complexity of religion and belief in Roman Britain. She examines the two-way traffic of cultural exchange and the interplay between imported and indigenous factions to reveal how this period on the cusp between prehistory and history knew many of the same tensions, ideologies, and issues of identity still relevant today.
Author | : John Michell |
Publisher | : Alfred A. Knopf |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Travel |
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Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1836 |
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Author | : Francis Young |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2023-03-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1009330365 |
A bold and field-defining exploration of the cultural and religious origins of Britain's small gods, fairies and other supernatural beings.
Author | : Miranda Aldhouse-Green |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786837994 |
Relevance of the religious beliefs and practices of past European societies can enhance understanding of our own. The popular notion of Druids is unpacked and debunked using archaeological evidence. New research findings are shared with readers in accessible and engaging ways, enhanced by copious illustrations that weave into the text. The book is thoroughly readable and tells stories of the past in a deeply compelling manner.
Author | : John Jones Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : Celtic philology |
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Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1909 |
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Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 1840 |
Genre | : Theology |
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