Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain

Ronald Hutton

OUP Oxford, Feb 15, 2001 - History - 560 pages

Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records 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. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today.

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This is such a dense text that I still haven't made my way through it after several months, not for lack of trying. The information is interesting, but the book has no "pull" to it beyond the facts ...

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Perhaps occasionally more information than one needs, but the arcane detail is often delightful and intriguing.

About the author

Ronald Hutton is Reader in History at the University of Bristol.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
• Author: Ronald Hutton
• Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2001
• ISBN: 0191578428, 9780191578427
• Length: 560 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain / General; History / Social History; Religion / History