Anglo-Saxon Paganism

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-36562-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1992, this scarce, long out-of-print book draws together the varied evidence for the pagan religion of the early Saxons and interprets this evidence. David Wilson’s approach is distinctive in that the evidence is in the main taken from the United Kingdom, without using later Scandinavian material and back-projecting it into early England. Much of what has been gleaned about Saxon paganism comes from the funeral rites of the people, and these are dealt with at some length, together with the sorts of evidence that tell us about gods and the places where they might have been worshipped, and the impact of the coming of Christianity. The book concentrates on factual evidence although interpretations must often be matters of conjecture or controversy, especially as this was a non-literate society and consequently there are no contemporary writings to help.

Anglo-Saxon Paganism remains a sought-after classic and should appeal to students of Anglo-Saxon history, archaeology and religion.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.The Place-Name Evidence 2. Written Evidence 3. The Archaeological Evidence 1: Temples and Shrines 4. The Archaeological Evidence 2: Inhumation Rites 5. The Archaeological Evidence 3: Cremation Rites 6. Sutton Hoo – A Special Case 7. Endpiece.

Über Autor(innen)

Jeremy Murray-Brown (1932–2025)