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'The Invention of Prehistoric Sacred Places' - Talk by Bob TrubshawAs part of the BBC 'Hands on History - The Ancients' series, author Bob Trubshaw will be at the Central library in Swindon, Wiltshire on Thursday 24 February at 7.30pm for a fascinating talk entitled 'The Invention of Prehistoric Sacred Places' When we think of prehistoric sacred places just how different are our modern ways of thinking from those of the people who built them? How much has the myth of the English rural idyll - which gained momentum during the era of early motoring - coloured how we think about ruins and the countryside? Just what did the phrase 'sacred places' suggest to early societies? Bob Trubshaw has written over ten books, including Sacred Places: Prehistory and popular imagination. He has been visiting Avebury for over thirty years, and has recently moved there. Avebury and Stonehenge will be among the places discussed as he sheds light on such questions about the prehistoric sacred places. Tickets are £2 (£1.50 concessions) and are available from the First Floor Help point at the Central Library. http://www.swindon.gov.uk/leisuresport/libraries/libraries-events.htm |
Posted by tjj16th February 2011ce Edited 16th February 2011ce
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I went to this talk yesterday evening - a full house and a very good speaker. Bob Trubshaw talked a bit about how the concept of 'nature', 'countryside' and 'landscape' are relatively modern and we have an idealised view of nature. Quite hard to sum up in a few words so I bought his book which he was selling at a greatly reduced price "Sacred Places - Prehistory and Popular Imagination" (ISBN 1 872883 67 2) In his talk the speaker looked at some of the places we consider sacred - mountain tops, caves, groves, sources of water and came to the possibility that sacred = terrifying. Am looking forward to reading the book which was originally published in 2005. |
Posted by tjj 25th February 2011ce |
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