{"product_id":"the-hidden-pagan-heart-of-britain-9798198603035","title":"The Hidden Pagan Heart Of Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robin Wickens\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore the bells rang across Britain, the land already had its sacred places.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before churches crowned the hills, ancient Britons gathered beside holy wells, climbed mist-covered ridges carrying ritual fires, buried their dead beneath enormous earth mounds and whispered prayers into rivers believed alive with divine power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Myths And Legends: Britain Before The Churches, Robin Wickens journeys through the forgotten spiritual landscape of pre-Christian Britain - a world of sacred groves, tribal gods, ancestral rituals, moonlit ceremonies and ancient pathways still haunting the countryside today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending folklore, archaeology, landscape writing and cultural history, this immersive long-form exploration uncovers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sacred wells and healing springs older than Christianity\u003cbr\u003e- The druids and why Rome feared them\u003cbr\u003e- Ancient river offerings and ritual sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e- Sacred kingship and the mythology of the land\u003cbr\u003e- Seasonal fire festivals and harvest ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e- Ghost roads, burial tracks and prehistoric ritual landscapes\u003cbr\u003e- The hidden pagan echoes surviving in modern village customs\u003cbr\u003e- Why so many churches stand upon older sacred ground\u003cbr\u003e- Britain's continuing emotional relationship with ancient landscapes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely a history of ancient religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a journey into the emotional memory of Britain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, richly detailed and filled with haunting reflections upon landscape, folklore and continuity, this book explores one extraordinary question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow much of pagan Britain never truly vanished?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- British folklore and mythology\u003cbr\u003e- Ancient Britain and archaeology\u003cbr\u003e- Sacred landscapes and hidden history\u003cbr\u003e- Celtic myth and druidic traditions\u003cbr\u003e- Atmospheric non-fiction\u003cbr\u003e- Folk horror and landscape writing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890470404247,"sku":"9798198603035","price":2623.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198603035.webp?v=1781180148","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-hidden-pagan-heart-of-britain-9798198603035","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}