Celtic cosmology and the otherworld
Subtitle: mythic origins, sovereignty and liminality
By: Sharon Paice MacLeod
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781476669076
Subjects: Religion; Celts; Celtic Mythology
Description: "Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of the British Isles. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including creation and cosmogony, the deities of the Gaels, feminine power in early Irish sources, and priestesses and magical rites"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and index.