Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain

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Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain

Name: Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain
ISBN: 9780300144857

Ronald Hutton

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Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, & reinvent the Druids. Hutton’s captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history & to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, & Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world.

Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots, scientists, philosophers, or priests; sometimes portrayed as corrupt, bloodthirsty, or ignorant, they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in & out of history, archaeology, & the public consciousness for some 500 years, with particular focus on the romantic period, when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends & images, filled with new perspectives on ancient & modern times, this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.

Κατηγορίες:

History - Ancient History

Έτος:

2009

Εκδότης:

Yale University Press

Γλώσσα:

english

Σελίδες:

492

ISBN 10:

0300144857