Earth rites: Fertility practices in pre-industrial Britain

Bord, Janet and Colin. Earth Rites: Fertility Practices in Pre-Industrial Britain. London / Toronto / Sydney / New York, Granada, 1982. 16 cm x 24 cm. XVI, 273 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following essays: The great Earth Mother / The archaeological evidence for fertility cults / The shapes of standing stones / Church carvings: sexual themes, green men and dragons / The ritual sacrifice of the divine victim / Traditional customs with fertility overtones: water, sun, horses, horns, she-males etc