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Animals in Celtic life and myth / Miranda Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J. (Miranda Jane)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celts--Domestic animals.
- Celts.
- Celts--Hunting.
- Celts--Folklore.
- Animals, Mythical.
- Animals, Mythical, in art.
- Mythology, Celtic.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Animals played a crucial role in many aspects of Celtic life: in the economy, hunting, warfare, art, literature and religion. Such was their importance to this society, that an intimate relationship between humans and animals developed, in which the Celts believed many animals to have divine powers. In Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Miranda Green draws on evidence from early Celtic documents, archaeology and iconography to consider the manner in which animals formed the basis of elaborate rituals and beliefs. She reveals that animals were endowed with an extremely high status, consi
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE CELTS; FOOD AND FARMING: ANIMALS IN THE CELTIC ECONOMY; PREY AND PREDATOR: THE CELTIC HUNTER; ANIMALS AT WAR; SACRIFICE AND RITUAL; THE ARTIST'S MENAGERIE; ANIMALS IN THE EARLIEST CELTIC STORIES; GOD AND BEAST; CHANGING ATTITUDES TO THE ANIMAL WORLD; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "First published in paperback 1998"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780203023563
- 0203023560
- 9780203272725
- 0203272722
- 9781134665310
- 1134665318
- 9781280333668
- 1280333669
- 9781134665327
- 1134665326
- OCLC:
- 76898522
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