A history of pagan Europe

In this definitive study, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick draw together the fragmented sources of Europe's native religions and establish the coherence and continuity of the Pagan world vision. Challenging a traditional, Christian perspective of history, the authors argue that the modern world...

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Auteurs: Jones, Prudence (Auteur) ; Pennick, Nigel (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London [England] New York Routledge 1995
Dans:Année: 1995
Recensions:A History of Pagan Europe. Prudence Jones , Nigel Pennick (1996) (Warmind, Morten Lund)
Édition:1. publ.
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Europe / Paganisme / Histoire
Sujets non-standardisés:B Paganism (Europe) History
B Religion
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Résumé:In this definitive study, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick draw together the fragmented sources of Europe's native religions and establish the coherence and continuity of the Pagan world vision. Challenging a traditional, Christian perspective of history, the authors argue that the modern world owes to ancient Paganism its pluralistic tolerance, its love of the arts and its respect for empirical method. Exploring Paganism as it developed from the ancient world, through the Celtic and Germanic periods, the authors finally appraise modern Paganism and its apparent causes. Feminist spirituality, the heritage movement, nature-worship and 'deep' ecology are some of the modern preoccupations which benefit from being examined within the wider context of European Paganism
In this definitive study, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick draw together the fragmented sources of Europe's native religions and establish the coherence and continuity of the Pagan world vision. Challenging a traditional, Christian perspective of history, the authors argue that the modern world owes to ancient Paganism its pluralistic tolerance, its love of the arts and its respect for empirical method. Exploring Paganism as it developed from the ancient world, through the Celtic and Germanic periods, the authors finally appraise modern Paganism and its apparent causes. Feminist spirituality, the heritage movement, nature-worship and 'deep' ecology are some of the modern preoccupations which benefit from being examined within the wider context of European Paganism
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0415091365