Tag archieven: Ronald Hutton

Review: Queens of the Wild

Prof. Ronald Hutton looks closely at four main figures: Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Mistress of the Night, and the Old Woman of Gaelic tradition. He makes the compelling case that these goddess figures did not descend from the pre-Christian ancient world yet have nothing Christian about them. Lees verder

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Reviews: ‘Magic and Witchery in the Modern West’ and ‘The Triumph of the Moon’ (revised edition)

Clive Harper compares both books that have recently been released to mark the twentieth anniversary of the first publication of Ronald Hutton’s ‘The Triumph of the Moon’.
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Review: Pagan Britain

Professor Ronald Hutton explores pre-Christian ritualistic behaviour by the oldest inhabitants of the archipelago. Lees verder

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Review: The Witch by Ronald Hutton

This review looks at Hutton’s ‘The Witch: A history of fear from ancient times to the present’ and in parallel at Gardner’s original work that introduced Wicca to the wider world: ‘Witchcraft Today’. Lees verder

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