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 book explores the exciting world of Celtic mythology and demonstrates how it can be related to its prehistoric Indo-European roots.