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[DOWDEN, Ken] European Paganism. The Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
[DOWDEN, Ken] European Paganism. The Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
London/New York: Routledge, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Large octavo. xix + 367pp. Black cloth with silver spine titles. With illustrations in b&w. Bar code sticker to rear of dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy in like dust jacket.
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? The author 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 quotations from ancient and modern sources translated from the original language where necessary, to make them accessibl, and a comprehensive bibliography and guide to further reading.