Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles

Ronald Hutton was educated at Cambridge and then at Oxford, where he held a fellowship at Magdalen College. In 1981, he moved to the University of Bristol, where he is now Reader in British History. He is a historian of wide interests ranging from political affairs and popular culture to topics covering the whole of the British Isles. This is his fifth book.

• Preface. Preface to the Paperback Edition.1. The Mysteries Begin (c.30,000 - c.5000 BC).2. The Age of The Tombs (c.5000 - c.3200 BC).3. The Coming of the Circles (c.3200 - c.2200 BC).4. Into the Darkness (c.2200 - c.1000 BC).5. The People of the Mist (c.1000 BC - c. AD 500).6. The Imperial Synthesis (AD 43 - 410).7. The Clash of Faiths (AD c.300 - c. 1000).8. Legacy of Shadows.Notes.Additional Source Material.Index.

"An excellent, up-to-date compendium of British pagan religions based primarily upon recent archaeological findings. Hutton has contributed a well documented resource which has popular interest." Library Journal "Brilliant ... Hutton's book gives us by far the best, most level-headed overview of this fascinating but contentious subject." Times Literary Supplement