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

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Author / Creator:Dowden, Ken, 1950-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Description:1 online resource (xx, 367 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114633
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ISBN:0203170296
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-347) and indexes.
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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 qu.
Other form:Print version: Dowden, Ken, 1950- European paganism. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415120349