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The world of the Druids / Miranda J. Green.
LIBRA BL910 .G73 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J. (Miranda Jane)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Druids and druidism.
- Celts--Religion.
- Celts.
- Europe--Religion.
- Europe.
- Religion.
- Druids and druidism in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, [1997]
- Summary:
- The white-clad Druid wielding a golden sickle and conducting secret ceremonies in remote forest glades is a familiar figure in art and literature. But how accurate is this view when compared with actual evidence from the past? This authoritative book unravels the truth about the Druids using myriad sources, including ancient Welsh and Irish myths, Celtic society, and the writings of early Roman invaders. A directory of Druidical societies is included. 255 illustrations, 55 in color.
- Contents:
- Finding the Druids
- The Celts and the supernatural
- The Druids in classical literature
- Digging up Druids
- Sarcrifice and prophecy
- The female Druids
- Sacred places and their priests
- Druids in Irish myth
- Druids resurrected
- Druids today
- Directory of modern Druid organizations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
- ISBN:
- 050005083X
- OCLC:
- 37038343
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