Grounded : a journey into the landscapes of our ancestors
Canton, James2023
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For thousands of years, our ancestors held a close connection with the landscapes they lived in. They imbued it with meaning: stone monuments, sacred groves, places of pilgrimage. In our modern world we have rather lost that enchantment and intimate knowledge of place. James Canton takes us on a journey through England seeking to see through more ancient eyes, to understand what landscape meant to those that came before us. We visit stone circles, the West Kennet long barrow, a Crusader round church and sites of religious visions. We meet the Dagenham Idol and the intricately carved Lion Man figure. We find artefacts buried in farmers' fields. There is history and meaning encoded into the lands and places we live in, if only we take the time to look.
Main title:
Grounded : a journey into the landscapes of our ancestors / James Canton.
Author:
Canton, James, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2023.
Collation:
258 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781838855871 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942
LC class:
DA90
Local class:
942
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3241092
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