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The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain

by Ronald Hutton · 1996

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Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. His comprehensive study covers all the British Isles and the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day.

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folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 542 pages

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