Ronald Hutton is an English historian whose work delves deeply into the cultural and religious roots of British society. He specializes in the study of Early Modern Britain, British folklore, pre-Christian religion, and contemporary Paganism. Hutton's writings explore how these traditions have evolved and continue to shape the modern world. His research offers a fascinating perspective on the formation of British identity and belief.
Focusing on animist thought, this journal features a diverse collection of poetry, prose, and various forms of writing from both emerging and established voices in New Animist Writing. It aims to explore and expand the understanding of animism through creative expression, offering fresh perspectives and insights into the interconnectedness of all beings.
The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Long Parliament
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, literature, and history, Hutton shows how hags, witches, the Fairy Queen, and the Green Man all came to be, and how they changed over the centuries. Looking closely at four main figures--Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Mistress of the Night, and the Old Woman of Gaelic tradition--Hutton challenges decades of debate around the female figures who have long been thought versions of pre-Christian goddesses. He makes the compelling case that these goddess figures found in the European imagination did not descend from the pre-Christian ancient world, yet have nothing Christian about them. It was in fact nineteenth-century scholars who attempted to establish the narrative of pagan survival that persists today.
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day
The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell-providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history
Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence--and often a painful death--in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake. This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft. Hutton, a renowned expert on ancient, medieval, and modern paganism and witchcraft beliefs, combines Anglo-American and continental scholarly approaches to examine attitudes on witchcraft and the treatment of suspected witches across the world, including in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Australia, and North and South America, and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations. His fresh anthropological and ethnographical approach focuses on cultural inheritance and change while considering shamanism, folk religion, the range of witch trials, and how the fear of witchcraft might be eradicated.
An enthralling account of paganism in Britain, from the Paleolithic Age to the arrival of Christianity
The second title in the new four volume Brief History of Britain series - a new look at the Tudors and Stuarts by one of Britain's leading historians.
The definitive history of the druids in Britain, from their ancient origins to the present day
From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. schovat popis