The tribe of witches
Subtitle: the religion of the Dobunni and Hwicce
By: Stephen J. Yeates.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781842173190
Subjects: Hwicce -- Religion.; Dobunni -- Religion.; Archaeology and religion -- Severn River Valley (Wales and England); Religion and geography.; Archaeology and religion -- Cotswold Hills (England); Severn River Valley (Wales and England) -- Antiquities.; Severn River Valley (Wales and England) -- Religion -- History.; Cotswold Hills (England) -- Antiquities.; Cotswold Hills (England) -- Religion -- History.
Description: "Discussions concerning pre-Christian religion in Western Europe have, for many years, been considered problematic due to a lack of texts, material culture, and the theoretical framework into which place-name studies have been constructed. This study examines the relationship between two groups of peoples, or tribes, the Iron Age Dobunni and the early medieval people know as Hwicce, whose territories in the Severn Valley and Cotswolds overlapped"--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index.