Religion of the Ancient Celts

ISBN-13: 9780710310729 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 416 str.

J. a. MacCulloch

Opis

Topics in this broad study of the Celtic religion include the gods of Gaul, the Irish mythological cycle, gods and men, nature, plant and animal worship, cosmogony, sacrifice, festivals, the Druids, magic, and rebirth.

Spis treści

I. INTRODUCTORY II. THE CELTIC PEOPLE III. THE GODS OF GAUL AND THE CONTINENTAL CELTS IV. THE IRISH MYTHOLOGICAL CYCLE V. THE TUATHA DE DANANN VI. THE GODS OF THE BRYTHONS VII. THE CUCHULAINN CYCLE VIII. THE FIONN SAGA IX. GODS AND MEN. X. THE CULT OF THE DEAD XI. PRIMITIVE NATURE WORSHIP XII. RIVER AND WELL WORSHIP XIII. TREE AND PLANT WORSHIP XIV. ANIMAL WORSHIP XV. COSMOGONY xvi. SACRIFICE, PRAYER, AND DIVINATION XVII. TABU XVIII. FESTIVALS XIX. ACCESSORIES OF CULT XX. THE DRUMS XXI. MAGIC XXII. THE STATE OF THE DEAD XXIII. REBIRTH AND TRANSMIGRATION XXIV. ELYSIUM.

O autorze

J.A. Macculloch