The Stations of the Sun
Subtitle: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 559
ISBN-13: 9780192854483
Copyright date: 1996
Table of contents: title: List of Maps and figures
pagenum: xvii; label: 1
title: The Origins of Christmas
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: The Twelve Days
pagenum: 9; label: 3
title: The Trials of Christmas
pagenum: 25; label: 4
title: Rites of Celebration and Reassurance
pagenum: 34; label: 5
title: Rites of Purification and Blessing
pagenum: 42; label: 6
title: Rites of Hospitality and Charity
pagenum: 54; label: 7
title: Mummers' Play and Sword Dance
pagenum: 70; label: 8
title: Hobby-Horse and Horn Dance
pagenum: 81; label: 9
title: Misrule
pagenum: 95; label: 10
title: The Reinvention of Christmas
pagenum: 112; label: 11
title: Speeding the Plough
pagenum: 124; label: 12
title: Brigid's Night
pagenum: 134; label: 13
title: Candlemas
pagenum: 139; label: 14
title: Valentines
pagenum: 146; label: 15
title: Shrovetide
pagenum: 151; label: 16
title: Lent
pagenum: 169; label: 17
title: The Origins of Easter
pagenum: 179; label: 18
title: Holy Week
pagenum: 182; label: 19
title: An Egg at Easter
pagenum: 198; label: 20
title: The Easter Holidays
pagenum: 204; label: 21
title: England and St George
pagenum: 214; label: 22
title: Beltane
pagenum: 218; label: 23
title: The May
pagenum: 226; label: 24
title: May Games and Whitsun Ales
pagenum: 244; label: 25
title: Morris and Marian
pagenum: 262; label: 26
title: Rogationtide and Pentecost
pagenum: 277; label: 27
title: Royal Oak
pagenum: 288; label: 28
title: A Merrie May
pagenum: 295; label: 29
title: Corpus Christi
pagenum: 304; label: 30
title: The Midsummer Fires
pagenum: 311; label: 31
title: Sheep, Hay, and Rushes
pagenum: 322; label: 32
title: First Fruits
pagenum: 327; label: 33
title: Harvest Home
pagenum: 332; label: 34
title: Wakes, Revels, and Hoppings
pagenum: 348; label: 35
title: Samhain
pagenum: 360; label: 36
title: Saints and Souls
pagenum: 371; label: 37
title: The Modern Hallowe'en
pagenum: 379; label: 38
title: Blood Month and Virgin Queen
pagenum: 386; label: 39
title: Gunpowder Treason
pagenum: 393; label: 40
title: Conclusions
pagenum: 408; title: Notes
pagenum: 428; title: Index
pagenum: 519