Myths and Legends of the Celts
MacKillop, JamesAuthor
Credo Reference (Firm)
London [Eng.] : Penguin,
2006
northwestern fringes of Europe - from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany.  Drawing on recent historical and archaeological research, as well as literary and oral sources, the guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges, diviners and philosophers. It also examines the many Celtic deities who were linked with animals and such natural phenomena as rivers and caves, or who later became associated with local Christian saints. And it explores in detail the rich variety of Celtic myths: from early legends of King Arthur to the stories of the Welsh Mabinogi, and from tales of heroes including C�uchulainn, Fionn mac Cumhaill and the warrior queen Medb to tales of shadowy otherworlds - the homes of spirits and fairies.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Sources of our Knowledge -- Interpretations and Reinterpretations -- PART ONE - Contexts -- 1. Names in the Dust: Searching for Celtic Deities -- 2. Remnants of Celtic Religion -- 3. Sacred Kingship in Early Ireland -- 4. Goddesses, Warrior Queens and Saints -- 5. Calendar Feasts -- 6. Otherworlds -- PART TWO - Irish Myths -- 7. Irish Beginnings: the Lebor Gab�ala �Erenn -- 8. The Irish Mythological Cycle -- 9. The Ulster Cycle, Part I -- 10. The Ulster Cycle, Part II: C�uchulainn and the T�ain -- 11. The Fenian Cycle -- 12. The Cycles of the Kings -- PART THREE - Welsh and Oral Myths -- 13. British Roots and Welsh Traditions -- 14. Survivals in the Oral Traditions of Celtic Lands -- Select Bibliography -- Leading Names and Terms in Celtic Mythology.
northwestern fringes of Europe - from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany.  Drawing on recent historical and archaeological research, as well as literary and oral sources, the guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges, diviners and philosophers. It also examines the many Celtic deities who were linked with animals and such natural phenomena as rivers and caves, or who later became associated with local Christian saints. And it explores in detail the rich variety of Celtic myths: from early legends of King Arthur to the stories of the Welsh Mabinogi, and from tales of heroes including C�uchulainn, Fionn mac Cumhaill and the warrior queen Medb to tales of shadowy otherworlds - the homes of spirits and fairies.
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Religion
Philosophy & Religion
European Religions - pre-Christian

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