Philippe Walter

Christian Mythology

Revelations of Pagan Origins

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reveals how Christian mythology has more to do with long-standing pagan traditions than the Bible.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• 2nd Edition, New of Christianity: Origins of a Pagan Religion edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781620553688
• ISBN-10: 1620553686
• Artikelnr.: 40448928

Autorenporträt

Philippe Walter is a professor of medieval French literature at the University of Grenoble III. He has published numerous books on the Middle Ages and oversaw the editing and translation of the Grail romances for the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (Gallimard). He lives in France.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Claude Lecouteux
Introduction
One Carnival, the Enigma of a Name
Two November 1, Samhain
Three Christmas and the Twelve Days
Four February 1, Imbolc
Five The Transitional Period of Easter
Six May 1, Beltane
Seven Saint John’s Day
Eight August 1, Lughnasad
Nine Saint Michael on Mount Gargan
Conclusion
Appendix 1 History of Normandy, Book 13
Appendix 2 The Baying (or Questing) Beast
Appendix 3 A Short Index of Saints
Notes
Index