Understanding Celtic Religion

Understanding Celtic Religion

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Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2015-11-20

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1783167939

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Focused in scope, and emphasizes methodological aspects of Celtic scholarship. This collection of original essays illuminates the importance of theoretical considerations in the study of early medieval sources.


A Critical History of the Celtic Religion and Learning

A Critical History of the Celtic Religion and Learning

Author: John Toland

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781290762434

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.


Anglo-Irish Identities, 1571-1845

Anglo-Irish Identities, 1571-1845

Author: David A. Valone

Publisher: Associated University Presse

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780838757130

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This book presents a series of essays that examine the ideological, personal, and political difficulties faced by the group variously termed the Anglo-Irish, the Protestant Ascendancy, or the English in Ireland, a group that existed in a world of contested ideological, political, and cultural identities. At the root of this conflicted sense of self was an acute awareness among the Anglo-Irish of their liminal position as colonial dominators in Ireland who were viewed as other both by the Catholic natives of Ireland and by their English kinsmen. The work in this volume is highly interdisciplinary, bringing to bear examination of issues that are historical, literary, economic, and sociological. Contributors investigate how individuals experienced the ambiguities and conflicts of identity formation in a colonial society, how writers fought the economic and ideological superiority of the English, how the cooption of Gaelic history and culture was a political strategy for the Anglo-Irish, and how literary texts contributed to the emergence of national consciousness. In seeking to understand and trace the complex process of identity formation in early modern Ireland the essays in this volume attest to its tenuous, dynamic, and necessarily incomplete nature. David A. Valone is an Assistant Professor of History at Quinnipiac University. Jill Marie Bradbury is an Assistant Professor of English at Gallaudet University.


William Stukeley

William Stukeley

Author: David Boyd Haycock

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780851158648

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William Stukeley was the most renowned English antiquary of the 18th century. This study discusses his life and achievements which he shared with his illustrious friend Isaac Newton and with other natural philosophers, theologians and historians.


The Druids

The Druids

Author: Paul Lonigan

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1996-06-24

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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This comprehensive study of the Druids offers a fresh look at the enigmatic and often controversial question of the role of these priests in Celtic society. The religion of Druidism is examined as an inheritance of Indo-European tradition, with intriguing analogies made between Irish and Roman cultic practices. The author identifies the functions of the ancient priests, providing an inventory of their duties and services. Druids are also defined in terms of their connections with other branches of Eurasian mysticism. This study will be of particular interest to scholars of Irish culture, Celtic culture, and comparative religion.