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This fascinating overview of Celts and their religion covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult-objects, and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples Covering 500 BC to AD 400, and embracing the whole of the Celtic world from Ireland to Australia, this rewarding overview of the evidence for Celtic religions, beliefs, and practices uses modern scholarship to bring an obscure, but captivating part of European history to life. First, this it introduces the Celts and the evidence they have left behind, and places them in their geographical and chronological context. It then covers the various cults of the sun and the sky; the mother-goddesses and fertility; war, death and the underworld; water gods and healers; animals and animism; and symbolism and imagery.
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Miranda Green is the author of Celtic Myths, Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, and Dying for the Gods.
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"An excellent detailed survey by one of our leading authorities on Celtic religion . . . an important contribution." —Antiquaries’ Journal
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- PublisherBramley Books
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1858337313
- ISBN 13 9781858337319
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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