Download or read book Understanding Celtic Religion written by and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused in scope, and emphasizes methodological aspects of Celtic scholarship. This collection of original essays illuminates the importance of theoretical considerations in the study of early medieval sources.
Download or read book Saints Cults in the Celtic World written by Stephen I. Boardman and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.
Download or read book Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture written by Bernhard Maier and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1997 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary, with more than 1000 articles, provides a comprehensive survey of all important aspects of Celtic religion and culture, covering both the prehistoric continental Celts and the later, medieval culture that found written form long after the Celts had settled in the British Isles. Articles in the dictionary also cover the interaction between Celtic and Roman civilisations, and the seminal input of medieval Celtic legend into the Arthurian tradition. The continental and insular Celtic languages, both ancient and modern, are described, and there is a full account of the Celtic deities known to us from the inscriptions and iconography of the classical world. Celtic art and agriculture, the Ossian myth, the Irish Renaissance, and the history of Celtic studies are among other areas treated in depth.
Download or read book The Religion of the Ancient Celts written by John Arnott MacCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scant records remain of the ancient Celtic religion beyond some eleventh- and twelfth-century written material from the Irish Celts and the great Welsh document Mabinogion. This classic study by a distinguished scholar, builds not only upon the surviving texts but also upon folk customs derived from the rituals of the old cults. A masterly and extremely readable survey, it offers a reconstruction of the essentials of Celtic paganism: fascinating glimpses into primitive forms of worship involving rites centered on rivers and wells, trees and plants, and animals; and examinations of evidence from Celtic burial mounds to explore beliefs and customs related to the culture of the dead, including rites of rebirth and transmigration.
Download or read book Celtic Hagiography and Saints Cults written by Jane Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This group of revised papers, taken from a conference held at the University of Wales in Lampeter in 2000, reflects the diversity of the different forms of saints' cults and hagiography within the Celtic regions of Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Cornwall. Written by leading scholars, these fifteen studies focus on evidence from the mid 4th to early 20th century, evidence which includes saints' Lives, poetry and prose narratives referring to saints, holy wells and shrines, songs, relics, church dedications, archaeology and iconograpphy. Among the saints discussed are St Patrick, St David, St Birgit and St Brendan.
Download or read book Religion Of The Ancient Celts written by J. A. Macculloch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. This work, a broad history of the Celtic religion, explores all aspects of Celtic life and worship. Topics include the Celtic people, the Gods of the Gaul, the Irish mythological cycle, gods and mem, nature plant and animal worship, cosmogony, sacrifice, festivals, the Druids, magic and rebirth.
Download or read book The Celtic and Scandinavian Religions written by J.A MacCulloch and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of the Scandinavians was the same as the religious beliefs and practices of their fellow Teutonic and Germanic tribes, and their chief deities and religious rituals were like those of Teutonic people anywhere.
Download or read book Celtic Mysteries written by John Sharkey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe written by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Religion of the Ancient Celts written by John Arnott MacCulloch and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celtic Mythology and Religion written by Alexander Macbain and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celtic Religion in Roman Britain written by Graham Webster and published by Barnes & Noble. This book was released on 1987 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gods of the Celts written by Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green and published by Rl Innactive Titles. This book was released on 1986 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated sourcebook covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celts.
Download or read book Celtic Religion in Pre Christian Times written by Edward Anwyl and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Religion of the Ancient Celts written by MacCulloch J a and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2023-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is a enormous paintings authored via J. A. MacCulloch, a outstanding student and folklorist of the early twentieth century. This seminal book offers a complete exploration of the spiritual beliefs, rituals, and practices of the ancient Celtic human beings. MacCulloch's studies delves into the religious global of the Celts, examining their polytheistic pantheon of gods and goddesses, in addition to their reverence for herbal elements, sacred groves, and the magical components of the landscape. The book explores the wealthy tapestry of Celtic mythology, including stories of heroes, deities, and other supernatural beings, losing light on the cultural and non-secular narratives that shaped Celtic society. One of the book's key contributions is its evaluation of the Druids, the priestly magnificence of the Celts, and their position in spiritual ceremonies, divination, and expertise transmission. MacCulloch gives insights into the Druids' affect on Celtic spirituality and their location within the broader Celtic non-secular framework. "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is not handiest a scholarly study however additionally a valuable useful resource for anyone inquisitive about Celtic records, culture, and spirituality.
Download or read book The Religion of the Ancient Celts written by John Arnott MacCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scant records remain of the ancient Celtic religion beyond some eleventh- and twelfth-century written material from the Irish Celts and the great Welsh document Mabinogion. This classic study by a distinguished scholar, builds not only upon the surviving texts but also upon folk customs derived from the rituals of the old cults. A masterly and extremely readable survey, it offers a reconstruction of the essentials of Celtic paganism: fascinating glimpses into primitive forms of worship involving rites centered on rivers and wells, trees and plants, and animals; and examinations of evidence from Celtic burial mounds to explore beliefs and customs related to the culture of the dead, including rites of rebirth and transmigration.
Download or read book The Gods of the Celts written by Miranda Aldhouse Green and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fascinating book about the Celts and their religion, which covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customers, cult-objects and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples. The first chapter introduces the Celts and the evidence they have left behind, and places them in their geographical and chronological context. The following chapters cover the various cults of the sun and the sky, the mother-godesses and fertility, war, death and the underworld, water gods and healers, animals and animism, and symbolism and imagery. This is a rewarding overview of the evidence for Celtic religions, beliefs and practices which uses modern scholarship to bring an obscure, but captivating part of European history to life. It covers 500 BC to AD 400, and embraces the whole of the Celtic world from Ireland to Australia.
