Summary
Philippe Walter: Christian Mythology: Festivals, Rituals and Myths of the Middle Ages
The book explores how many church festivals, rituals and figures of saints took shape through the adaptation of pagan myths, especially Celtic ones, during the Middle Ages. Walter shows that as Christianity spread through Europe, it often incorporated old beliefs, customs, and myths, adapting them to a new framework—resulting in a complex layer of "hidden mythology" within Christian liturgical life.
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