Magical Places of Britain
Author | : Rob Wildwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Fairies |
ISBN | : 9780957543300 |
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Author | : Rob Wildwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Fairies |
ISBN | : 9780957543300 |
Author | : Elizabeth Pepper |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780933999442 |
Embark on a magical voyage to the enchanted sites of the ancient world, all associated with legends of mystery and power. From Stonehenge in England to the oracle of Apollo in Greece, Magical and Mystical Sites explores the most remarkable and significant places of antiquity -- temples, places of learning, monuments, ruins, and sacred groves -- and the legends that accompany them. Filled with details of historical data and local information, this book is a wonderful companion for both the armchair traveler and the actual visitor. Magical and Mystical Sites explores the sacred and legendary places of the British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Greece, and more -- places like Delphi, Chartres, and Glastonbury. The discussions are highly readable yet consistently thorough, focusing not only on the lore and legends, but also covering archaeological discoveries, the nature of the old divinities, the relation of the sites to ancient culture and religion, and what these places are like today. Rounded out with excellent photographs and maps, Magical and Mystical Sites is a complete historical and practical guide to the sacred sites of Europe and the British Isles. Illustrated.
Author | : Martin Palmer |
Publisher | : Piatkus Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-04-29 |
Genre | : England |
ISBN | : 9780749918033 |
Sacred Britain is a unique guidebook to the sacred sites of England, Scotland and Wales. It takes you on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, and helps you to discover and explore our rich and mysterious heritage of ancient stone circles and tombs, Christian and pre-Christian shrines, medieval synagogues, special churches, great cathedrals, sacred cities, holy wells and rivers, ancient yew trees and symbolic plants. Book jacket.
Author | : Rob Wildwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2012-08-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781478363743 |
In "The Magical Places of England" Rob Wildwood explores sacred sites, holy wells, enchanted forests, hidden caves, mysterious mountains & gateways to the realm of faerie. Using stunning full page photographs and snippets of folklore he brings these hidden and largely forgotten places back to life, and using simple directions that enable the reader to follow in his footsteps.
Author | : Jane Eastoe |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1911358626 |
A celebration of Britain's most wild and wonderfully atmospheric places: its ruins, including castles, follies, abbeys, and country houses. From romantic ruined castles to mysterious stone circles, from frivolous follies to crumbling towers by the sea, there is something about ruins that excites our imagination--and the National Trust has many of the best examples in Britain. Featuring more than 50 captivating sites, this is a superbly illustrated celebration of these wild and wonderfully atmospheric places across the country, dating from Roman times to the 20th century. From Cornwall to Scotland, the book is organized by region and includes overview maps, so you can plot your own journey around Britain's remarkable ruins.
Author | : Guy Hayward |
Publisher | : Heartwood Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1671 |
Release | : 2020-08-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0954476794 |
Britain’s Pilgrim Places captures the spirit of 2,000 years of history, heritage and wonder. It is the complete guide to every spiritual treasure, including 500 enchanting holy places throughout England, Wales and Scotland and covers all major pilgrimage routes.
Author | : Thomas Waters |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2019-10-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300249454 |
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present dayCursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed – dark supernatural forces.Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia.This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state’s role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism and the true nature of magic.
Author | : Nick Mayhew-Smith |
Publisher | : Lifestyle Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-05-27 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780954476748 |
Britain's vast spiritual heritage will enchant anyone with a sense of the sacred. Celtic healing pools, ancient shrines, exotic saints, spectacular artworks, soaring cathedrals, mystical islands and humble rustic churches bring 2,000 years of belief vividly to life.
Author | : Michael Hunter |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2020-01-07 |
Genre | : Enlightenment |
ISBN | : 0300243588 |
A new history that overturns the received wisdom that science displaced magic in Enlightenment Britain--named a Best Book of 2020 by the Financial Times In early modern Britain, belief in prophecies, omens, ghosts, apparitions and fairies was commonplace. Among both educated and ordinary people the absolute existence of a spiritual world was taken for granted. Yet in the eighteenth century such certainties were swept away. Credit for this great change is usually given to science - and in particular to the scientists of the Royal Society. But is this justified? Michael Hunter argues that those pioneering the change in attitude were not scientists but freethinkers. While some scientists defended the reality of supernatural phenomena, these sceptical humanists drew on ancient authors to mount a critique both of orthodox religion and, by extension, of magic and other forms of superstition. Even if the religious heterodoxy of such men tarnished their reputation and postponed the general acceptance of anti-magical views, slowly change did come about. When it did, this owed less to the testing of magic than to the growth of confidence in a stable world in which magic no longer had a place.
Author | : Martin Wall |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2019-03-15 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1445677091 |
The first book to consider British history from a magical perspective, and how these arcane magical themes developed over time.