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The Wicker Man

by Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer

Missing childrenIdentification (Religion)FictionPaganismFiction, horrorScotland, fictionFiction, media tie-inHuman sacrifice

This book describes and expands upon the content of a film of the same name, with special reference to the religious conflict between two characters: Sergeant Howie and Lord Summerisle. The Christian viewpoint is treated more favourably than it was in the film. Howie's experiences and background are also enlarged upon and the subject of a sort of cross between the grove of Nemi and the grove dedicated to Odin at Uppsala has been added to the pagan plot.

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Book data: Open Library