Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of their stories exist.
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ISBN:9780190460471 (hardback) :
ISBN:0190460474 (hardback)
Physical Description:print xix, 272 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher:New York, NY :Oxford University Press,[2017]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. The earliest Celtic gods -- 2. The book of invasions -- 3. The wooing of Étaín -- 4. Cú Chulainn and the Táin Bó Cuailnge -- 5. Tales from the Ulster cycle -- 6. Stories of the Irish otherworld -- 7. Finn the outlaw -- 8. Welsh mythology -- the Mabinogi -- 9. Welsh stories and sagas -- 10. Christian mythology.
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