Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England

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Michael D.J. Bintley

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Drawing on sources from archaeology and written texts, the author brings out the full significance of trees in both pagan and Christian Anglo-Saxon religion.

Contenu

Introduction - Michael D.J. Bintley Holy Trees and Inculturation in the Conversion Period - Michael D.J. Bintley Anglo-Saxon Holy Trees and their Northern European Counterparts - Michael D.J. Bintley Rewriting the Holy Rood in Anglo-Saxon Spiritual History - Michael D.J. Bintley The Human Forest: People and Trees in Early Medieval England and Scandinavia - Michael D.J. Bintley Conclusions - Michael D.J. Bintley Bibliography - Michael D.J. Bintley