Druids - Hardcover

Ross, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075241433X ISBN 13: 9780752414331

Publisher: Tempus Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This classic study of the druids, one of the three intellectual classes of the early Celtic peoples, was first published by the University of Wales Press in 1966. The druids were the most enlightened and civilizing spiritual influence in Celtic Europe and were held in high regard as priests, philosophers, teachers and judges. Nora Chadwick's book examines and assesses the early written evidence of the Greeks and Romans and considers the druids within their historical context.

The institution of druidism captured the imagination of the ancient classical world. Its appeal has continued to this day. Significant developments in the field during the last thirty years are discussed by Anne Ross in this revised edition, which also includes a map of the major known druidic sites and centres in Europe.

The Druids is a scholarly work of interest and importance to all those who feel the perennial attraction of its subject.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Druidism was the religion of the Celts and the Druids themselves were all–powerful, taking precedence over the Celtic kings. Over and above the evidence of classical texts and of archaeology, the richest source of information about the Druids is the vernacular material from Ireland and Wales. It is the author’s unparalleled familiarity with the Gaelic texts, and her ability to see Druidism through Celtic eyes, that marks out this study from earlier books and strips away modern myths about the Druids.

Having made her academic reputation with her seminal work Pagan Celtic Britain, Dr Ross has also published on the folklore of the Scottish Highlands and of Wales.

Review:

"Anne Ross remains at the top of her form"

About this edition

• Publisher: Tempus Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 075241433X
• ISBN 13: 9780752414331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176