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The speaker mentions receiving this biography as a Christmas present from their uncle David Gregory around 1990, describing it as 'a great book'

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Described as Ronald Hutton's most recent book and praised as 'absolutely my history book of the year so far'

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Described as being about 'the ritual year in Britain' and addressing questions about whether Halloween and Christmas go back to pagan times

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Given to the speaker by their uncle, described as 'the best named academic text I've ever come across,' containing an essay about the challenge of writing about paganism

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Discussed as containing a chapter with an 'epiphany of a pagan god' (Pan), described as significant in the context of early 20th century pagan sensibilities in literature

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Mentioned when discussing John Buchan as an author who wrote about outsiders encountering secret pagans in rural British communities

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Discussed as a foundational text for modern paganism that claims to be an account of a surviving witch tradition in Tuscany, which Ronald Hutton defended in a debate at age 19

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Mentioned as a 1970s book with an image of a horned man on the front, containing the thesis that William Rufus was killed as part of a witch cult sacrifice