Dictionary Of Celtic Religion And Culture
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| Author | : Bernhard Maier |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 718 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780851156606 |
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.
| Author | : Gary Law |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Rosaries and rugby, sashes and sessions, the Battle of the Boyne and the hound of Ulster -- these are some of the many symbols associated with the religious and political cultures in Northern Ireland. Deeply rooted in history, the symbols are often used to reinforce and distinguish community identity. This extensively illustrated new dictionary provides over two hundred lively and informative definitions of the key symbols and expressions particularly relevant to the people of the North. Specially commissioned by the Cultural Diversity Programme of the Community Relations Council in response to the increasing curiosity about 'other' cultural traditions in Northern Ireland, and as a contribution to the knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity throughout Ireland.
| Author | : James MacKillop |
| Publisher | : Oxford Reference Collection |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017-01-14 |
| Genre | : BODY, MIND & SPIRIT |
| ISBN | : 9780198804840 |
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology is a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the world's richest mythological traditions. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, saga, legend, and folklore from both ancient pagan origins, and moderntraditions.
| Author | : John Arnott MacCulloch |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 1911 |
| Genre | : Celts |
| ISBN | : |
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.
| Author | : Peter Berresford Ellis |
| Publisher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1992-05-28 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : |
This book encompasses mythological stories and figures and significant variants of both from all six Celtic cultures: Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Manx, Cornish, and Breton.
| Author | : Brockhampton Press |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781860197093 |
| Author | : James MacKillop |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Mythology, Celtic |
| ISBN | : |
This text contains full coverage of the persons, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, in all ancient and modern traditions.
| Author | : John T. Koch |
| Publisher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005-12-16 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9781851094400 |
This encyclopedia covers the entirety of the Celtic world, both through time and across geography. Although emphasizing the areas where Celtic languages and traditions survive into the present, the work does not slight the reaches of the Celtic empire, which was the largest language and cultural group on earth prior to the rise of Rome. In some 1,500 articles, many representing original research by the finest Celtic scholars, the work covers the Celts from prehistory to the present, giving comprehensive treatment to all topics from myth to music, religion to rulers, literature to language, government to games, and all topics in between.
| Author | : Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green |
| Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Celts |
| ISBN | : 9780500279755 |
Contains entries on Celtic myth, religion, and folklore in Britain and Europe between 500 BC and 400 AD.
| Author | : Alexandra Bergholm |
| Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2009-03-26 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1443808768 |
This publication is the first interdisciplinary collection of articles focusing on religion and mythology in Celtic studies. The first part presents various current viewpoints within the field from scholars of history, art history and literary studies. In addition to more traditional approaches, the other two parts of the book illustrate the possibilities of applying new theories and methods from the discipline of Comparative Religion to the analysis of Celtic materials. They introduce previously unpublished results of the international research network “The Power of Words in Traditional European Cultures”, and the research project “Religion, Society, and Culture: Defining the Sacred in Early Irish Literature” funded by the Academy of Finland at University of Helsinki. The present collection serves as a significant contribution towards a better understanding of issues that have not been previously brought together in a single volume. As such it is of interest to scholars in Celtic studies as well as other related disciplines.
