The Sacred History Of Britain

Author : Martin Palmer
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0749921994

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The Sacred History of Britain by Martin Palmer Pdf

In The Sacred History of Britain, Martin Palmer takes us on a journey of exploration to discover the unique features that make up the spiritual character of Britain and her people. This fascinating insight into the evolution of spiritual traditions reveals how myths, legends, beliefs and faiths have been as significant in our history as wars, kings and treaties. Taking a chronological approach the book uncovers faiths that have died, sacred cities and landscapes, and the astonishing period when Britain appears to have had no discernible faith. Martin Palmer explores the key episodes from Britain's sacred history including our own Cultural Revolution which was the English Reformation and the state of our faith today.

Author : Mary-Ann Ochota
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780711288850

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Secret Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota Pdf

In Secret Britain, join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britain's most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts.

Author : Jonathan Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1780874871

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The Sacred History by Jonathan Black Pdf

'The Sacred History' is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels from creation to evolution, through to the operations of the supernatural in the modern world.

Author : John Wolffe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350019263

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Sacred and Secular Martyrdom in Britain and Ireland since 1914 by John Wolffe Pdf

During and immediately after the First World War, there was a merging of Christian and nationalist traditions of martyrdom, expressed in the design of war cemeteries and war memorials, and the state funeral of the Unknown Warrior in 1920. John Wolffe explores the subsequent development of these traditions of 'sacred' and 'secular' martyrdom, analysing the ways in which they operated - sometimes in parallel, sometimes merged together and sometimes in conflict with each other. Particular topics explored include the Protestant commemoration of Marian and missionary martyrs, and the Roman Catholic campaign for the canonization of the 'saints and martyrs of England'. Secular martyrdom is discussed in relation to military conflicts especially the Second World War and the Falklands. In Ireland there was a particularly persistent merging of sacred and secular martyrdom in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916 although by the time of the Northern Ireland 'Troubles' in the later twentieth-century these traditions diverged. In covering these themes, the book also offers historical and comparative context for understanding present-day acts of martyrdom in the form of suicide attacks.

Author : Martin Palmer,Nigel Palmer
Publisher : Hidden Spring
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1587680025

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The Spiritual Traveler by Martin Palmer,Nigel Palmer Pdf

Here is a unique guide book that takes us on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, and helps us to discover and explore a multitude of sacred sites: ancient stone circles and tombs, Christian and pre-Christian shrines, medieval synagogues, small country churches and much more.

Author : Martin Palmer
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780748130498

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Sacred Land by Martin Palmer Pdf

SACRED LAND will enable you to discover the hidden secrets and meaning of the landscape around you, town or country, modern or old, wherever you live in Britain. There has been a dramatic growth in interest in our own history, buildings, landscape, sacred places, beliefs and culture over the last few years and this book will equip you with the tools to unlock the meaning, stories and history that are literally embedded in our landscape. It takes us from street names to churches; from hill forts to burial mounds; from the way a road bends to the shapes of fields in order to understand better the land that lies beneath our feet. In the literal shape of our countryside can be detected the eddies of time, politics, belief, warfare, passion and the durability of the human existence. SACRED LAND is a fascinating, accessible read and the perfect reference guide to have in your home or in your car. It will be of interest to everyone who loves history, sacred places and sacred history, and those who like to explore their ancestry and roots.

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1670
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCD:31175035164188

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The History of Britain, that Part Especially Now Call'd England by John Milton Pdf

Author : Kathryn Barush
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367197227

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Art and the Sacred Journey in Britain, 1790-1850 by Kathryn Barush Pdf

The practice of walking to a sacred space for personal and spiritual transformation has long held a place in the British imagination. Art and the Sacred Journey in Britain examines the intersections of the concept of pilgrimage and the visual imagination from the years 1790 to 1850. Through a close analysis of a range of interrelated written and visual sources, Kathryn Barush develops the notion of the transfer of 'spirit' from sacred space to representation, and contends that pilgrimage, both in practice and as a form of mental contemplation, helped to shape the religious, literary, and artistic imagination of the period and beyond. Drawing on a rich range of material including paintings and drawings, manuscripts, letters, reliquaries, and architecture, the book offers an important contribution to scholarship in the fields of religious studies, anthropology, art history, and literature.

Author : Jason Nice
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317316275

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Sacred History and National Identity by Jason Nice Pdf

The late sixteenth century saw a redrawing of the borders of north-west Europe. Wales and Brittany entered into unions with neighboring countries England and France. This book uses Brittany and Wales' responses to unification to describe a comparative history of national identity during the early modern period.

Author : Judith Lewis S
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136761614

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Sacred to Female Patriotism by Judith Lewis S Pdf

Missing from much of the scholarship on 18th century British politics is recognition of the extensive participation of aristocratic women. Fortunately, as a literate and self-conscious group, these women created and preserved vast manuscript collections now available to historians. In Sacred to Female Patriotism, Judith S. Lewis taps into these sou

Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300198584

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Pagan Britain by Ronald Hutton Pdf

Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion. Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites—Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey—as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive “why” of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain’s deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.

Author : Miranda Aldhouse-green
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780500252222

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Sacred Britannia by Miranda Aldhouse-green Pdf

A compelling new account of religion in Roman Britain, weaving together the latest archaeological research and a new analysis of ancient literature to illuminate parallels between past and present Two thousand years ago, the Romans sought to absorb into their empire what they regarded as a remote, almost mythical island on the very edge of the known world—Britain. The expeditions of Julius Caesar and the Claudian invasion of 43 CE, up to the traditional end of Roman Britain in the fifth century CE, brought fundamental and lasting changes to the island. Not least among these was a pantheon of new classical deities and religious systems, along with a clutch of exotic eastern cults, including Christianity. But what homegrown deities, cults, and cosmologies did the Romans encounter in Britain, and how did the British react to the changes? Under Roman rule, the old gods and their adherents were challenged, adopted, adapted, absorbed, and reconfigured. Miranda Aldhouse- Green balances literary, archaeological, and iconographic evidence (and scrutinizes the shortcomings of each) to illuminate the complexity of religion and belief in Roman Britain. She examines the two-way traffic of cultural exchange and the interplay between imported and indigenous factions to reveal how this period on the cusp between prehistory and history knew many of the same tensions, ideologies, and issues of identity still relevant today.

Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : Health Research Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0787308072

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The Mysteries of Britain, Or, The Secret Rites and Traditions of Ancient Britain Restored by Lewis Spence Pdf

The Secret Rites and Traditions of Ancient Britain Restored. with 8 drawings by Wendy Wood & other illustrations. Frontispiece (The Rite of Initiation). This volume reveals the former existence within the British Islands of a very ancient native mystic.

Author : Lotte Hellinga,Nigel J. Morgan,J. B. Trapp,Rodney M. Thomson,John Barnard,David McKitterick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521573467

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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain by Lotte Hellinga,Nigel J. Morgan,J. B. Trapp,Rodney M. Thomson,John Barnard,David McKitterick Pdf

This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.

Author : Peter Salway
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0192801384

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A History of Roman Britain by Peter Salway Pdf

'One could not ask for a more meticulous or scholarly assessment of what Britain meant to the Romans, or Rome to Britons, than Peter Salway's Monumental Study' Frederick Raphael, Sunday Times From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this book is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader. Peter Salway's narrative takes into account the latest research including exciting discoveries of recent years, and will be welcomed by anyone interested in Roman Britain.