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Although it has long been acknowledged that early Irish literature contains both pre-Christian and Christian elements, there s been no sustained study of the challenges involved in understanding the interrelation of these worldviews. "Understanding Celtic Religion" draws attention to the importance of reconsidering the relationship between religion and mythology, as well as the concept of Celtic religion itself. When scholars are attempting to construct the Celtic belief system, what counts as religion, and how does that differ from mythology? This volume, the first interdisciplinary...

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 They introduce previously unpublished results of the international research network “The Power of Words in Traditional...