Pagan Celtic Britain
Author | : Anne Ross (Ph. D.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Art, Celtic |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Anne Ross (Ph. D.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Art, Celtic |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anne Ross |
Publisher | : Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780897334358 |
Although some aspects of pre-Roman and pre-Christian beliefs remain shrouded in mystery, the author of this comprehensive, profusely illustrated volume contends that neither the Roman invasion of Britain nor the coming of Christianity eliminated pagan religious practice. Dr. Anne Ross writes from wide experience of living in Celtic-speaking communities where she has traced vernacular tradition. She employs archaeological and anthropoligical evidence, as well as folklore, to provide broad insight into the early Celtic world.
Author | : Anne Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anne Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Celtic antiquities |
ISBN | : 9780231030588 |
Author | : Anne Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Celtic antiquities |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ronald Hutton |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2014-05-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300198582 |
Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion. Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites—Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey—as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive “why” of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain’s deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.
Author | : Ronald Hutton |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780631172888 |
This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Stone Age to the coming of Christianity. Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data to reveal some important rethinking about Christianization and the decline of paganism.
Author | : David Clarke |
Publisher | : Blandford Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780713725223 |
Twilight of the Celtic Gods is a fascinating account of Britain's surviving Celtic tradition. This ground-breaking book - based on the authors' combined research in the field - reveals for the first time clear evidence that many ancient traditions and customs are still kept alive today in the heart of twentieth-century Britain. Combining first-hand accounts with folklore, mythology and archeology, David Clarke and Andy Roberts have uncovered the last traces of a Celtic legacy which is in imminent danger of extinction. Their quest combines beliefs about the natural and supernatural worlds with the awesome forces locked in the landscape and in the mind. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs, line drawings and maps, this book is an important collection of the last remnants of our ancient past.
Author | : Graham Webster |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Barry Raftery |
Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780500279830 |
The established impressions of early Celtic Ireland have come down to us through the great Irish sagas, but recent archaeological research has transformed our understanding of the period. Reflecting this new generation of scholarship, Barry Raftery presents the most convincing and up-to-date account yet published of Ireland in the millennium before the coming of Christianity. The transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Ireland brought many changes, including significant advances in travel and transport, and the construction of great royal centers such as Tara and Emain Macha. Professor Raftery also discusses the elusive lives of the common people; technology, arts, and crafts of the period; Ireland's contacts with the Roman world; and the complex religious beliefs of the Irish Celts. Generously illustrated throughout, Pagan Celtic Ireland will be read avidly by everyone interested in Ireland's mysterious past.