Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England

by Della Hooke and Dr. Michael Bintley

Book Overview

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.

Trees were of fundamental importance in Anglo-Saxon material culture - but they were also a powerful presence in Anglo-Saxon religion before and after the introduction of Christianity. This book shows that they remained prominentin early English Christianity, and indeed that they may have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783273011
• ISBN13: 9781783273010
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"