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Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300267754
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)
Download or read book Blood and Mistletoe written by Ronald Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the druids in Britain, from their ancient origins to the present day
Author : Barry Cunliffe
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191613789
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)
Download or read book Druids: A Very Short Introduction written by Barry Cunliffe and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the Druids? What do we know about them? Do they still exist today? The Druids first came into focus in Western Europe - Gaul, Britain, and Ireland - in the second century BC. They are a popular subject; they have been known and discussed for over 2,000 years and few figures flit so elusively through history. They are enigmatic and puzzling, partly because of the lack of knowledge about them has resulted in a wide spectrum of interpretations. Barry Cunliffe takes the reader through the evidence relating to the Druids, trying to decide what can be said and what can't be said about them. He examines why the nature of the druid caste changed quite dramatically over time, and how successive generations have interpreted the phenomenon in very different ways. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Ward Rutherford
Publisher : Thorsons Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book Celtic Lore written by Ward Rutherford and published by Thorsons Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows readers how the Celts view on consultative democracy, environmental issues and women's rights are echoed in contemporary policies, and how they are continuing to shape political and religious ideas.
Author : Anne Ross
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750952482
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)
Download or read book Druids written by Anne Ross and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Druidism was the religion of the Celts. The richest source of information about the druids is the vernacular material from Ireland and Wales. The author's familiarity with the gaelic texts strips away modern myths about the Druids.
Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Druids written by Ronald Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serves as a study of what people have thought about the ancient Druids and why. This work looks at the many ways in which Druids have been imagined in Britain since 1500, and what this tells us about modern and early modern society. It also offers insights into the development of British national identities, literary culture and protest movements.
Author : Morgan Llywelyn
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345491319
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)
Download or read book Druids written by Morgan Llywelyn and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mine was the vast dark sky and the spaces between the stars that called out to me; mine was the promise of magic." So spoke the young Celt Ainvar, centuries before the enchanted age of Arthur and Merlin. An orphan taken in by the chief druid of the Carnutes in Gaul, Ainvar possessed talents that would lead him to master the druid mysteries of thought, healing, magic, and battle-- talents that would make him a soul friend to the Prince Vercingetorix . . . though the two youths were as different as fire and ice. Yet Ainvar's destiny lay with Vercingetorix, the sun-bright warrior-king. Together they traveled through bitter winters and starlit summers in Gaul, rallying the splintered Celtic tribes against the encroaching might of Julius Caesar and the soulless legions of Rome. . . .
Author : Nora Kershaw Chadwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780708314357
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Druids written by Nora Kershaw Chadwick and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a classic study of the early Celtic peoples, the Druids. The Druids were the most enlightened and civilizing spiritual influence in Celtic Europe and we.
Author : Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786837986
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)
Download or read book Rethinking the Ancient Druids written by Miranda Aldhouse-Green and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Classical authors have painted the Druids in a bad light, defining them as a barbaric priesthood, who 2,000 years ago perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul in the name of their gods. Archaeology tells a different and more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, a theocracy with immense political and sacred power. This book explores the tangible ‘footprint’ the Druids have left behind: in sacred spaces, art, ritual equipment, images of the gods, strange burial rites and human sacrifice. Their material culture indicates how close was the relationship between Druids and the spirit-world, which evidence suggests they accessed through drug-induced trance.
Author : Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher : Granta
ISBN 13 : 9781862078642
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)
Download or read book What Do Druids Believe? written by Philip Carr-Gomm and published by Granta. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Druidism evolved out of the tribal cultures of Britain, Ireland, and western France over 2000 years ago. Druidry's appeal lies in its focus on a reverence for the natural world. This book explains the practical value of following Druidism, and examines its core beliefs and relevance to the contemporary issues.
Author : Teresa Cross
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1644111292
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book Secrets of the Druids written by Teresa Cross and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the history and practices of the Druids and the Celtic faith • Reconstructs the Druidic faith from surviving remnants, parallels with other Indo-European traditions, and dedicated study of scholarly sources • Details magical rites and ceremonies, methods for consecrating an outdoor temple, and customs for celebrating important festivals such as Beltaine and Samhain • Discusses rules for firecraft, making offerings to deities and spirits, and the ancient Coligny calendar, including the names of the months in old Gaulish Druids and their magic, lore, and rituals have fascinated all those who encounter them, from the ancient Greeks and Romans onward. Even today, the mere mention of their name evokes pictures of standing stones, mistletoe, golden sickles, white-robed priests, and powerful sorcerers. But were they really as we picture them? Drawing on comparative mythology and linguistics, archaeological evidence, and etymology, Teresa Cross offers readers a comprehensive course in the history and development of the Celtic spiritual tradition and its lore, reconstructing the Druidic faith from the remnants that have survived and dedicated study of scholarly sources. She also reveals parallels with other Indo-European traditions, such as the similarities between Celtic and Vedic Hindu beliefs and practices. She chronicles the ethics and spiritual teachings of Druidism and the Celtic faith and examines what happened to these beliefs during centuries of Christianization. Moving from history to practice, Cross details magical rites and ceremonies as practiced by modern-day followers of Druidactos. She explores the structure of the Touta, which roughly corresponds to “tribe,” methods for consecrating a nemeton, the outdoor temple that offers the optimum sacred space for the meeting of heaven and earth, and the rites and customs associated with important festivals such as Beltaine and Samhain. She also explores the rules of firecraft, the sacred art of giving to the cosmos, making offerings to deities and spirits, sacred food and beverages, and the ancient Coligny calendar, including the names of the months in old Gaulish. Offering an authentic handbook for starting your own Celtic group led by Druids, Cross reveals the meanings and metaphysics behind the Celtic and Druidic customs and traditions, reuniting the fragmentary remains of long-lost Druid culture with the still-living practices of the Celtic faith.
