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CONTENTS
CovIemra ge
TitPlagee
Epigraph
Foreword
Introduction
LA ChrisMtyitahno logy
2T.heM ytholoCgailceanoldft a hrMe i ddAlgee s
3.T heM ytholoSgoiucroacftle h sMe i ddAlgee s
Chap1t:Ce arr nitvhaEeln ,i ago mfa N ame
The eUrntcaoifDn itcyt ionaries
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2T.heWo rCda rndiuvrailtn hgMe i ddle Ages
3C.arnTah:eG odsdesof P orakn Bd eans
4T.heK ingt hoBefe an
5.L aM ankei naen Cda rnival
Chap2t:eN ro vem1b,Se arm hain
Samh,at ihnNei gohfPt a sgsea
I.
2H.alloween
3.N ovembeSra int MDaaryt in's
II,
4T.heS aiMnatr tSitno nes
5 .MTahret Biena r
6S.a iMnatr tainnSd a iHnitl airius
7.SaMianrtt's Gi onose
8S.aiHnutb eratnutdsh Set ag
ChapteCrh risatnmdta hsTe w elDvayes
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rT.heM eaolft hFea irainetdsh E ev Cee lebrations
2.Dece3m1Sb,ae irSn ytls vteeDra'ys
3T.heW ilHdu nt
4.FaCthhreirs tmas
5T.heB laciktsMhmo nk
6S.aiEnlti gainutdsh e oFfDi ercee mber
7.D ecem6b,eS ra iNnitc hoDlaays 's
8T.heC hrisStpmrausc e,P iTnrTeere eea,n Hda wth(oArrntb uus)
ChapteFre bru1al,r mybc o l
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rM.asks
2.Febr1u,4Sa ariyVn alte nt'sDi naey
3T.heR itDueaalot fht h Gei ant
4.Febrr,uS aariBynr ti 'sgD iady
5S.iant Vincent
6F.ebru3aS,ra yiB nlta iDsaey' s
7J.anu1a,7rS ya iAnntt hoPniyg' s
ChapteTrhTser: a nsiPteriiooondfaE las ter
rT.heP assage
2.Eating
3T.heE gg
4T.heI nstruomfDe anrtsk ness
sP.urgaatnoMdra yr cIh,7S aiPnatt riDcaky' s
6 .A1p4rt,ih Dlea y SoiafnB te ne,Bz reitdBguei ldeBro aatnmda n
7 .TRohyeSa help herd
8L.ihtoboolrti haGe,a rganEtxupalno it
9 .The oBftr hiDede gvei l
roA.vgino,tn hBer idagnetd h e oCfti htPeyo ntsi ff
ChapteMra y1 B,e ltane
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rT.heM ayQ ueen
2T.heV irgainntd h Fea iry
3. ThReo gations
4.RobtehDreet v il
5T.heD ragaonntdsh Wea steland
ChaptSeari Jnoth' snD ay
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rT.heF iroefSs a iJnoth n
2T.heS acrSetdo ne
3. ThSeos ltiMcaed ness
4T.heW heeolfF ire
5T.heW heeolfF ortune
ChapteAru gu1,sL tu ghnasad
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rC.a nicHuelraorae nsMd o nsters
2.Ju2ly9S ,a iMnatr thDaa'aysn tdh Tear asque
3J.u2ly2S ,a iMnatg da'slD eanayen tdh Cea inceu l
4T.heTh rMeaer aynstd h Teh rFeaei ries
5S.ar,ta hhBel aMcakd onna
6C.hristaonptdhh eDero g
ChapteSra iMnitc hoaneM lo unGta rgan
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r .SaMiinctho afPe elr il
2.TheS acrBeudl l
3G.argan
4T·h e DLoagda yn d Oc9t,So abieDnret n iDsa'ys
5S.aiBnrtu ,nt ohBee aorft hMeo untains
6T.heG iaGnutgi nT heP ropheocfMi eernsl i
Conclusion
AppendHiixs toofNr oyr ma,nB doyok
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Appen2d:Ti hxBe a inyg( oQru estBienags)t
AppendAiS xho rItn doefSx a ints
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Footnotes
Endnotes
AboutthA eu thor
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AbouItn nTerra ditBieoanrCs o mpany
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BoookfsR elaIttneedr est
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CopyriPgerhmti ssions
Index
FOREWORD
Fosre vedreacla Pdheisl iWaplptehe arbs e einn vestiwghaaittshi indg
debne hitnhdle i voefts h sea i(ntvsia tnaldei )ceo sn cebaelheidCn hdr is
tiafesnt ailvHsi.ss t uidssy t eebryhe idqs u estioofwn hiotn hghe e rooefs
hagiogrlaiptheirtcar tuaulrryAee ft. e r alnopdna gt isetnutrd ey,s ulitni ng
hiPsh D..t helsh ieos ff,eruss tfurhieot f rheisse airnc htb hoioWska .l
tehra dse veloppeerdt iaon peenrta,t mieotnhaold oaldoagpytt oe d the
gigapnatliicm prsmeesbdty m efdoielviatle r.a tHhuearr seeu fsetdot ake
thed ikotfa ttt heex tst heafitcar e v alauned e xplorweosr ltdah a t
everyomnies takbeenlliyte hveeys kannodw undeWristtrhaa nrde.
panahcehs eh otwhsa tths ea ihnatvsael onhgi stwohroysr,eo t osi,nf cat,
are plungreedm optiaeng aan iCsomnr.fo ntbeybd e lsia enfdr itiets
foundd isturtbhicenh gu,rtc rha onrsmfeadd,a ptterda,n spaonsde dr,e
worktehde bme,c aeursaed ictahteiwmna gsn igihm possIitib stl hei.s
recupertahtaPitho inl iWpapletd eerm onstbryar teelsyo innp gr ecise,
reveaelxianmgps luecashst haed viacd ei spolfma ayg nifiincteunitt ion
andw isdotmh aPto pGer egtohrGeyr egaatv teoS aiAnutg ustoifn e
Canterburcye n(yte)uidr:go h tndhoe ts ttrhoteye mpolfet shie d oblust,
ritlulcayl eatnhseeam n tdh pee op"lweig lalt hmeorrf ema iliiantr hloys e
plawcheesrt eh ecyu stomwaernitWl.hy"i lPei eSrarien ttyovotekhsf e i rst
steipnt hidse crypbtypi oosni tnhgte h eortehmat th sea iwnetrste h e
succeossfto hrgeos d osft hGee nitlePsh,i liWaplptepe rro vsic doenclu
sivree sutlhtasnt,kot s h meu ltsicdiiplaipnparrotyah caihts ssaol iienn t
his obtohoe2kr s .
Seeienvge rytahsig nrgif sort hmiisl mla nuscreippitgsr,a phs,
iconoyg,ra anpdh fsorot hW altreers ttoorm yetsh olosgtiucdtaihlee si r
lettoefnr osb isltituydt,ih eahsta vfera tlooonb ge erne garadsse idm ply
folklboyrn eu meruonuiesvr ssia;tn ihdee h awsa geavd e ritcarbulsea de
agairnescte invoetdia onndasp riaossruim ipotnAstt. h cer ossroofa ds
anthropeotlhongoygy,r,p a hpihlologyt,i vaceno amlpyasritahshe,i sand
toroyfr elighiiowsno sr,rke minudsts h anto thiinsag n odyinnte h e
MiddAlgee asn,td h sel igdhetteiassit l of fmu elaln iHneg .s hotwhsa tu s
three adoifant ge mxuts btem adoen s evelreavliew fle sw isthog raistps
senistems,e ssatgheai;tit sn ecestsoda irsyt inbgeutiwsewheh nam te s
sagaet exatu'tsh sooru gthoit m poasnedi thsi ddceonn tePnhti.l ippe
Waltsehro wusst hatthc eh oiocfne a medsa,st a,en pdl aicsen esv rearn
dom anbda sioesndp rCeh-risrtiista,meny t hs, bealnsid.Be y fe xam
inianngcd o mpartihlneeg g eonftd hsse a icnetlse borna tgaei dvd eant e,
fore xamphlee ,m antaogr eesaw dh ahti thehratsboe einl legtiob le,
estabcloinsnhe cbteitowneste hne edriefffnitg uarneds , succeeds on
more otnhoeac nc astioro end istchopeva egrfa ing ufrore tmhoesp ta rt
Celttihcaw ta sC hristitahnebi eztettdeo br e i ntegraantde di ncor
poraitnettdoh m ee ntalr ealnidgf iarobiuocsft htei mHee.s howtsh at
thmea jdoart oefts h Ceh ristianb ocrartlohewno odsftae hr Ce e lctailc
enda(arSm haiInm,b oBlecl,t aLungenh,a saadn)dt hergeibvyue ssa c
cestsot hdee epsetsrtoa ftt hace o lleucntciovnes cious.
Byb asihnigrs e seaornc lhaa rdgieev,r sicfoirepdwu hsi,ci hn cludes
manrya rteet xsP,h iliWpapltele era udsss tebpys tep moent iac ulous
and impaisnssviteoingeadwt hiiocinhss, u rpriforsm ionrgte h an one
reasaoshn i s consildeeatrdowa htaiatom nosu nttos r ae neowfa lm e
dievsatliu edsst,u sdt iheaftors omtei mneo wh avhea dt ean detnoc y
conftihneem setlotv hepesu relliyt earsapreyoc fat nsc iteenxtat nsdt h e
searforc hs oeusr.c
FoPrh iliWaplpteem ry,tih st hlea nguagcei voifl iaazn adit tii non,
scriibtesisen l ftf uwnod amenfartmaelw osrt:ki maen sdp aIcites . insep
arafborlme trhiestt ehactab ne f oundi nt hfees tailvTsh.eC hrisctailan
endiasran ew utiloifz eaaxtnrtie omnea lnyc isetnrtu ctthuairtsoe r ga
niziendf or ty-cdyacylt ehasot c ceuirg thitm eyse aafr or mA lSlo ul's
Dayt o SMaairntti Dna'yCs;h ristamnadEs p iphtaonC ya ndlses-;m a
