Paganism : a very short introduction /

Paganism : a very short introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Davies, Owen, 1969- author
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description:	xii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Very short introductions ; 269 Very short introductions ; 269.
Subject:	Paganism. Paganism.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8445920

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ISBN:	9780199235162 (pbk.) 0199235163 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-136) and index.
Summary:	Written in a concise and lively style, this Very Short Introduction explores the meaning of the words "pagan" and "paganism"--through a chronological overview of the attitudes towards its practices and beliefs--from the ancient world through to the present day.-publisher description.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations
Introduction: defining paganism
1. The ancient world
2. Paganism in retreat
3. Gods in the North
4. Pagans across the oceans
5. Embracing the pagan past
6. Return of the old gods
References
Further reading
Index