Project Gutenberg 2018-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 1004 Johnson, Walter 1867 12009588 Byways in British Archaeology Churches on pagan sites -- The secular uses of the church fabric -- The orientation of churches -- The orientation of graves -- Survivals in burial customs -- The folk-lore of the cardinal points -- The churchyard yew -- The cult of the horse -- "The labour'd ox" -- Retrospect -- Addenda. Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Byways in British Archaeology" by Walter Johnson is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes related to archaeology within England, particularly focusing on the connections between churches and ancient pagan sites. It delves into how these later Christian structures may often occupy locations that were once significant to pre-Christian religions, offering insights into the cultural and historical influences that shaped these sites. The opening of the text introduces the author's perspective on the historical relationships between Christian churches and earlier pagan sites, emphasizing the importance of "folk-memory" in retaining traditional practices. Johnson notes that many churches were strategically placed on locations of former pagan worship, and he aims to uncover the reasoning behind these choices. He proposes that this continuity indicates not merely coincidence but a deliberate selection, suggesting that the choice of such sites may reflect a broader social and spiritual landscape where early Christians sought to integrate and transform existing beliefs rather than eradicate them entirely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Antiquities Christian antiquities -- Great Britain DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1991500 2025-07-23T06:23:12.925292 text/html 1911603 2021-01-24T13:43:16 text/html 15653427 2025-07-23T06:24:08.818511 application/epub+zip 15646708 2025-07-23T06:23:27.421702 application/epub+zip 679474 2025-07-23T06:23:19.710752 application/epub+zip 16293810 2025-07-23T06:24:32.938452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15867616 2025-07-23T06:23:55.588557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994842 2022-09-26T07:23:01.291274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1227127 2025-07-23T06:23:06.507323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1226961 2018-09-04T14:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19105 2025-07-23T06:24:33.299393 application/rdf+xml 13311 2025-07-23T06:23:20.234741 image/jpeg 2600 2025-07-23T06:23:19.979729 image/jpeg 464127 2018-09-04T14:56:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 14746638 2021-01-24T13:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 14795476 2025-07-23T06:23:13.524290 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog