ABSTRACT
Introduction In this chapter I shall examine some of the ways in which expressions of belief concerning two significant figures connected with Celtic myth, Arthur and Bridget, have been revived, recycled and manipulated in the contested context of contemporary spirituality in Glastonbury, a small but highly significant town in the south-west of England.1 In order to understand this context, I shall briefly introduce Glastonbury (where I have been conducting fieldwork since the early 1990s),2 its status as a multivalent sacred site, and the varied ways in which Celtic spirituality has taken shape there. Thereafter, I shall explore some of the trends and shifts in emphases that have taken place within contemporary spirituality in Glastonbury over recent years with specific reference to Arthur and Bridget.3
