Celtic Myth and Religion | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780786464760 | Celtic Myth and Religion | Sharon Paice Macleod | Taschenbuch | 2011

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Beschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary literature, and early modern accounts of folk healers and seers. New translations of poems, prayers, inscriptions and songs from the early period (Gaulish, Old Irish and Middle Welsh) as well as the folklore tradition (Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Manx) complement the text. Information of this kind has never before been collected as a compendium of the indigenous wisdom of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose traditions have endured in various forms for almost three thousand years.

Über den Autor

Sharon Paice MacLeod is a Harvard-trained Celticist, grant-funded researcher, historical consultant and professional musician. She has taught Celtic literature, mythology and folklore at the university level and lives in New England.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Journeying to the Well of Wisdom

Part One: Celtic Religion and Mythology

1. The Sacred Elements of the Tradition

2. Sources of Knowledge

3. Druids, Seers, Poets and Priestesses

4. The Celtic Otherworld

5. The Gods of Britain and Gaul

6. Irish Gods and Goddesses

7. The Ritual Year

Part Two: Celtic Shamanism and Wisdom Traditions

8. Elements of Celtic Shamanism

9. The Feathered Cloak

10. The Song of the Shaman

11. Celtic Cosmology

12. Celtic Wisdom Traditions

13. The Knowledge of Trees

14. Symbolism of Animals and Birds

Part Three: Celtic Legends and Folklore

15. The Wisdom of the Ancestors

16. The Legend of Arthur

17. The Mabinogi

18. Fairies, Healers and Seers

19. Folklore of Spring and Summer

20. Folklore of Autumn and Winter

21. The Path of the Old Ways

Appendix A: The Rights of Women in Early Celtic Culture
Appendix B: The Celtic Folksong Tradition
Appendix C: Suggested Reading and Further Study
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780786464760
ISBN-10:	0786464763
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Macleod, Sharon Paice
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Sharon Paice Macleod
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.10.2011
Gewicht:	0,467 kg

Artikel-ID: 107052336

Über den Autor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780786464760
ISBN-10:	0786464763
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Macleod, Sharon Paice
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Sharon Paice Macleod
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.10.2011
Gewicht:	0,467 kg