Celtic myths / Bill Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Bill.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celts--Folklore.

Celts.

Mythology, Celtic.

Physical Description:

160 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Harpenden : Pocket Essentials, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fragments of the rich and complex mythology of the ancient Celts of pre-Roman Europe were preserved in the monasteries of early Christian Ireland and in stories first written down in medieval Wales. The exploits of Cúlchulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Deirdre and Rhiannon have their roots in the Iron Age and have come down to us from the tales of Celtic bards and storytellers. The myths relate epic stories of heroic ancestors, when the divine and mortal realms were intimately bound up with each other and gods and goddesses inhabited the natural world. The stories are rich with religious symbolism and give an idea of how the Celts perceived the world in which they lived. They also tell of the lives of the people themselves—kings and queens, husbands and wives, warriors and farmers. Along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe aspects of the oral culture of the Celts persisted against the tide of history and into the modern age. The languages and traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, and Brittany, together with the surviving myths, provide glimpses back into the Celtic world and are a continuing connection to a culture otherwise known through archaeology and the accounts of classical authors.

Contents:

Cover

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Contents

Introduction

On Mythology

The Celts

The Spoken and Written Word

The Irish Cycles

Tales from Wales

And the Rest

Notes

Bibliography

Copyright.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.

ISBN:

9781842435557

1842435558

9781848393288

1848393288

9781842435564

1842435566

OCLC:

779827699