History of Pagan Europe

Name: History of Pagan Europe
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ISBN: 9780415091367

ISBN-10: 0415091365

ISBN-13: 9780415091367

Edition: 1995

Authors: Prudence Jones, Nigel Pennick

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The European Pagan heritage is one which historians generally overlook. InA History of Pagan Europe, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick recount the fascinating story of Europeam Paganism, and contend that the Pagan worldview has continuity over time and space and retains its influence on European life today. This book not only provides the first comprehensive definition of paganism, but is also the first to shed light on well-documented events which are usually glossed over or ignored from a covert Christian perspective. From the massive civilizations of Greece and Rome to the barely-documented tribal systems of the Picts, the Finns and others on the northern margins of the continent,…

Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/10/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Prudence Jones is Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, having graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in Classical Philology in 1999. She has lectured widely on Cleopatra, including at the APA Annual Meeting in Dallas in 1999. She is the author of a Cleopatra: A Sourcebook as well as articles in journals, such as Classical World and Latomus.




Introduction



The Greeks and the Eastern Mediterranean



Rome and the Western Mediterranean



The Roman Empire



The Celtic World



The Later Celts



The Germanic Peoples



Late Germanic Religion



The Baltic Lands



Russia and the Balkans



Paganism Reaffirmed


Bibliography