Author: Garrett S. OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans
Author: Garrett S. OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans
Author: Garrett S. OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Gods and Heroes of the Celts
Author: Marie-Louise SjoestedtPublisher: Turtle Island Foundation, Netzahaulcoyotl Historical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Celtic Myth in the 21st Century
Author: Emily LylePublisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786832062
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology – from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Celtic Ireland, to mental mapping in the interpretation of the Irish legend Táin Bó Cuailgne, and to the integration of established perspectives with broader findings now emerging at the Indo-European level and its potential to open up the whole field of mythology in a new way.
The Celts. Indo-European Migrations
Author: Andrey TikhomirovPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5042342141
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Celts, a vast group of Indo-European tribes, whose settlement territory in the second half of the first millennium BC stretched from the British Isles to Asia Minor. The Celts already lived in the 2nd half of 1 thousand BC in the territory of modern Western Europe. They were from the ancient Indo-European community, which earlier than other Indo-Europeans moved west – to Europe. Brief data in Scots Gaelic and Welsh.
The Gods of the Celts
Author: Miranda Aldhouse GreenPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752468111
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The presence of gods was felt in every corner of the Celtic world, and influenced all areas of life in Celtic society. This fascinating book delves into these corners to examine all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples. Miranda Green introduces the Celts and the evidence that they left behind, placing them in their geographical and chronological context, and continues on to look at Celtic cults of the sun and sky, animals and animism, mother goddesses, water gods and healers, as well as examining the influence of religion on war, death and fertility. Embracing the whole of the Celtic world from Ireland to Australia, and covering from 500 BC to AD 400, this is a rewarding overview of the evidence for Celtic religions, beliefs and practices which uses modern scholarship to bring a mysterious and captivating part of European history to life.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts
Author: J. A. MacCullochPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is perfect for those interested in the Celts from a historical, linguistic, mythological, or ethnological standpoint. The book's author, MacCulloch, covers his subject matter clearly and thoroughly. He adds references to such things as parallels with Greek mythology and Sumerian religion. The style of the book will satisfy the expert without mystifying or losing the attention of the amateur.
Celts-cum-Indo-Europeans
Author: Celts and Aryans
Author: Myles DillonPublisher: Simla : Indian Institute of Advanced Study
ISBN:
Category : Celtic philology
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Druids: A Comparative Study of Indo-European Pagan Practice.
Author: G. AlexanderPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1409260941
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description