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Author : E. G. Stanley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (847 download)
Download or read book The Search for Anglo-Saxon Paganism written by E. G. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. G. Stanley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (847 download)
Download or read book The Search for Anglo-Saxon Paganism written by E. G. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Gerald Stanley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book SEARCH FOR ANGLO-SAXON PAGANISM written by Eric Gerald Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Gerald Stanley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (646 download)
Download or read book Imagining the Anglo-Saxon Past written by Eric Gerald Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Swain Wodening
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781450548403
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (484 download)
Download or read book Hammer of the Gods written by Swain Wodening and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hammer of the Gods covers the beliefs, rites, and practices of modern day Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, a pagan religion derived from years of research into the beliefs of the ancient Anglo-Saxons and Norse
Author : M. O. H. Carver
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781842173954
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (739 download)
Download or read book Signals of Belief in Early England written by M. O. H. Carver and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume attempts to throw new light on the mentality of the earliest English - the way they thought, the way they viewed nature and the supernatural. Previous approaches have regarded the English as adherents of two consecutive religions, paganism and Christianity. Paganism held sway among the Anglo-Saxon settlers from the 4th to the 6th century, but Christianity superseded it from the 7th to the 10th century. Of the two Christianity documented itself thoroughly. Paganism failed to do so, and thereby laid itself open to centuries of abuse, conjecture or mindless admiration. Although archaeology does not provide direct access to the mind, it can reveal a great deal about pagan mentalities through analysis of the signals of belief left in material culture. Scrutinising a range of material from locations across northern Europe in Scandinavia as well as England the authors of the current volume demonstrate that beliefs varied from place to place. The conclusion of this volume is that `paganism' does not refer to a specific set of religious beliefs with geographically widespread rules and institutions. Instead `paganism' is a loose term for a variety of local world views and practices. Anglo-Saxon Christianity also appears in a similar light as a source on which communities in different localities drew selectively. Overall the volume offers a new perspective on the preoccupations and anxieties of a crucial age.
Author : Karen Louise Jolly
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469611147
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Popular Religion in Late Saxon England written by Karen Louise Jolly and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In tenth- and eleventh-century England, Anglo-Saxon Christians retained an old folk belief in elves as extremely dangerous creatures capable of harming unwary humans. To ward off the afflictions caused by these invisible beings, Christian priests modified traditional elf charms by adding liturgical chants to herbal remedies. In Popular Religion in Late Saxon England, Karen Jolly traces this cultural intermingling of Christian liturgy and indigenous Germanic customs and argues that elf charms and similar practices represent the successful Christianization of native folklore. Jolly describes a dual process of conversion in which Anglo-Saxon culture became Christianized but at the same time left its own distinct imprint on Christianity. Illuminating the creative aspects of this dynamic relationship, she identifies liturgical folk medicine as a middle ground between popular and elite, pagan and Christian, magic and miracle. Her analysis, drawing on the model of popular religion to redefine folklore and magic, reveals the richness and diversity of late Saxon Christianity.
Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198582
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Pagan Britain written by Ronald Hutton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion. Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites—Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey—as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive “why” of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain’s deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.
Author : Alaric Albertsson
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738715360
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Travels Through Middle Earth written by Alaric Albertsson and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2009 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tolkien's enduring vision of Middle Earth was largely inspired by the worldview of ancient Saxon Pagans. In this pagan guidebook, Alaric Albertsson presents a complete introduction to Anglo-Saxon cosmology, deities, spirits, and rituals. Travels Through Middle Earth offers practical information about the Saxon Pagan path, including many ways to incorporate Saxon rituals into contemporary spiritual life. Discover the húsel, a basic ritual for honoring personal ancestors, the Gods, and dwarves and elves. Learn how to set up a wéofod, the Saxon altar, to connect with the Gods. Also covered in this handbook: the concept of wyrd and how it shapes your destiny, the holy tides and how to celebrate them, rites of passage, worship, magic, and even instructions for making mead.
Author : David Raoul Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415018975
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Paganism written by David Raoul Wilson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together the varied evidence for the pagan religion of the early Saxons and interprets this evidence. The comprehensive investigation which David Wilson presents has long been needed, since the subject thus far has only been treated in a limited way in articles and occasional chapters in books dealing generally with the period. David Wilson's approach is distinctive in that the evidence is in the main taken from this country, without using later Scandinavian material and back-projecting it into early England. Much of what has been gleaned about Saxon paganism comes from the funeral rites of the people, and their sometimes sinister overtones, and these are dealt with at some length, together with the sorts of evidence that tell us about gods and the places where they might have been worshipped, and the impact of the coming of Christianity. The book concentrates on factual evidence rather than on extreme and unsubstantiated theories, although interpretations must often be matters of conjecture or controversy, even more so as this was a non-literate society and consequently there are no contemporary writings to help. Anglo-Saxon Paganism should appeal to all students and teachers of the history, archaeology and religion of the Anglo-Saxon period. It addresses in a fresh way many of the problems associated with the Dark Age.
Author : Kathleen Herbert
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Looking for the Lost Gods of England written by Kathleen Herbert and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the royal genealogies, charms, verse and other sources in an attempt to find the names and attributes of the gods and goddesses of the early Anglo-Saxons. The text is a transcript of a talk given to a meeting of The English Companions.
Author : Godfrid Storms
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401763127
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Magic written by Godfrid Storms and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helena Hamerow
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0199212147
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology written by Helena Hamerow and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a team of experts and presenting the results of the most up-to-date research, The Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology will both stimulate and support further investigation into a society poised at the interface between prehistory and history.
Author : Bill Griffiths
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic written by Bill Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the arrival of Christianity in England there was a convergence of the new religion with the old. Many of the heathen customs, superstitions, and festivals were adopted to the needs of the Church, which sought, where it could, to preserve continuity with the past. Communities came together to celebrate seasonal festivals in much the same way as before but the meaning of the events and customs was given a Christian gloss. So, while many heathen practices were outlawed, others were absorbed into Christian tradition and preserved. Thus Yuletide, Easter and harvest festivals are still with us." --book jacket.
Author : Tim Flight
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789144345
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Basilisks and Beowulf written by Tim Flight and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview—now in paperback. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic and the grotesque as a way of understanding the world around them and their place within it. For the Anglo-Saxons, monsters helped to distinguish the sacred and the profane; they carried God’s message to mankind, exposing His divine hand in creation itself. At the same time, monsters were agents of disorder, seeking to kill people, conquer their lands, and even challenge what it meant to be human. Learning about where monsters lived and how they behaved allowed the Anglo-Saxons to situate themselves in the world, as well as to apprehend something of the divine plan. It is for these reasons that monsters were at the very center of their worldview. From map monsters to demons, dragons to Leviathan, we neglect these beasts at our peril.
Author : Jamie Lang
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Paganism written by Jamie Lang and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Anglo-Saxons in Britain Understood their World 1,500 Years Ago When Anglo-Saxon tribes first settled in Britain in the mid fifth century CE, their beliefs, though varied and developing over time, were essentially pagan and polytheistic. The history of the ways in which the early English understood their world is told here in terms of both the character of specific deities they followed, and the broader nature of their pre-Christian culture. Key themes include the ways in which Anglo-Saxon paganism differed from Scandinavian (Viking) spirituality, and how early English deities compared to those of other early polytheistic cultures, such as the Greek and Sumerian. In order to better comprehend the pagan Anglo-Saxon mind-set, basic Germanic materialist philosophy is contrasted with aspects of ancient Greek idealist philosophy, in particular neoplatonism, and related changing perceptions of the goddess Hecate. Loki's role as an agent of cultural dissent and gender diversity is analysed, and differing views of life after death reviewed. Particular attention is paid to what the Old English Beowulf poem might tell us about English tribal foundation myths, and chapters on the uses of runes and the place of trees in pagan culture are also included. The author seeks to make a case that the early English revered the divine feminine to a degree not found in either Scandinavian paganism or Roman Christianity. As part of this analysis eight north European myths are adapted, retold in short story formats, and evaluated in terms of what they can tell us about important features of early English pagan belief. Early Anglo-Saxon ways of looking at and understanding the world were complex, sophisticated, diverse and pluralistic, and very different from 21st century belief systems. This book seeks to help us comprehend the thought processes of the early English living in Britain one and a half thousand years ago.
Author : S. A. Swaffington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781973588467
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (884 download)
Download or read book The Supernatural World of the Anglo-Saxons written by S. A. Swaffington and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Supernatural World of the Anglo-Saxons is illustrated and unique, covering all aspects of Anglo-Saxon Paganism and folklore, including the Anglo-Saxon calendar. It is written with great knowledge and passion, exploring the Pagan Roots of Christmas and Halloween, of Wōden, the Wild Hunt and all the ancient Yule traditions. The Anglo-Saxons gave their name to England. Learn who they were, what they believed, who their Gods and Goddesses were. Discover the mythological beings found in Bēowulf and all across England's ancient landscape, and learn about the Pagan roots of Morris Dancing, along with other dances and Pagan traditions.Also includes German folklore such as Holda, Perchta and Krampus.Reviews for The Supernatural World of the Anglo-Saxons:Wonderful!!Another masterpiece from my favorite author!Absolutely enthralling, brilliant read!Superb content based on anglosaxon loreA incredible source of Anglosaxon traditions and folklore compiled in a simple to read book.Gods, faeries, people and events are some the topics included. Those shed a light on how the anglosaxon world was.Great chapters involving some of the world's most infamous traditions such as Halloween and Christmas.A great read that might need an index because of the vast amount of the subjects covered.
