Celtic myths / Miranda Jane Green.

Author
Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J. (Miranda Jane) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st University of Texas Press ed.
Published/​Created
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1993.
Description
80 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

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    Summary note
    Explores mythology and beliefs of pagan Celts from 600 B.C. to A.D. 400. Since they were non-literates there is no written record of their lives, beliefs or stories, but those written by others.
    Notes
    "Published in cooperation with British Museum Press."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 79) and index.
    Contents
    • How do we know about Celtic myths?
    • The divine race of Ireland
    • Myths of the Ulster Cycle
    • Some early Welsh myths
    • The divine lovers
    • The sky and sun myths
    • Fertility, land and water
    • Animals in cult and myth
    • Druids, sacrifice, and ritual
    • Death, rebirth, and the Otherworld.
    ISBN
    • 0292727542 ((paperback))
    • 9780292727540 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    93060590
    OCLC
    29124009
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