Ron Hutton

[inulro]

One of the good things about living in Bristol is that Ron Hutton lives here, and if you're paying attention he does occasional lectures outside the university setting.

Last night I went to see him give a talk at Arnos Vale cemetery on traditional seasonal festivals.

He was completely captivating, as always, and effectively separated the documentable from the mistakes and the made-up.

I've only read one of his books but really need to make an effort to get hold of more of them. Especially the one on seasonal festivals.

Comments

[zotz]

Oddly (well, not that oddly, I suppose) I was talking to a French woman about that last night in the pub. Sounds like I should recommend she chases his work up a little. She also wanted to know about such things in France, of course. Don't suppose he touches on that at all?

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I don't know whether it features in his books, but last night he went into some generalities about how the traditions are the same or different in various parts of Europe.