Reviews
"This famously thorough author has researched British Druidism since AD1500, and created an entertaining and new narrative of Druids patriotic (Jedi forging historical consciousness in the new UK), wise, green, demonic, fraternal and rebel." Revewed in British Archaeology, Sept/Oct 2007, "Hutton's conclusions rest on real scholarship. He has read widely - both in history and archaeology - and is also an accomplished amateur anthropologist, conducting fieldwork and extensive interviews." William Whyte, Times Literary Supplement, His [Hutton's impressive book gives much food for thought about the processes of human invention that pay a part not only in druidism, but in so many other religious traditions., 'Hutton's book provides a more accessible introduction to the mysterious Druids' - David Clarke, BBC History Magazine, His [Hutton's] impressive book gives much food for thought about the processes of human invention that pay a part not only in druidism, but in so many other religious traditions., "Demons, rebels, or patriots? What have Druids been thought to be by othersand themselves through the centuries, and what does this mean for Britishculture and modern currents and future trends of political protect, alternativereligion, and literature? University of Bristol professor Ronald Hutton followsup his Witches, Druids and King Arthur with the Winter 2007 Hambledon Continuum$29.95 history hardcover, The Druids, illustrated in color and black and white,mostly with archival art plus some contemporary photography. Archaeology of the Iron Age reveals some answersto this mysterious age-old fellowship, but studying what people themselves haveobserved and believed over the past 500 years reveals more. Today's Books put The Druids on The A-List." Today's Books, "Demons, rebels, or patriots? What have Druids been thought to be by othersand themselves through the centuries, and what does this mean for Britishculture and modern currents and future trends of political protect, alternativereligion, and literature? University of Bristol professor Ronald Hutton followsup his Witches, Druids and King Arthur with the Winter 2007 Hambledon Continuum$29.95 history hardcover, The Druids, illustrated in color and black and white,mostly with archival art plus some contemporary photography. Archaeology of the Iron Age reveals some answersto this mysterious age-old fellowship, but studying what people themselves haveobserved and believed over the past 500 years reveals more. Today's Books put The Druids on The A-List." -- Today's Books, "...detailed but readable...hugely entertaining..." A longer version of this review also appeared in Pentacle, 2007.