The gods of the Celts
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The gods of the Celts
（Sutton illustrated history paperbacks）
Sutton, 1997, c1986
- : pbk
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"First published in the United Kingdom in 1986 by Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, ... Paperback edition first published in 1993. First published in this edition in 1997"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-249) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This sourcebook on the Celts and their religions covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult-objects and sacred places. It introduces the Celts, describes the geographical and chronological scope of the book and examines the nature of the evidence. Further chapters cover the various cults of sun and sky, mother-goddesses and fertility, war, death and the underworld, water gods and healers, animals and animism and, finally, symbolism and imagery.
Table of Contents
- The Celts and religion
- cults of sun and sky
- fertility and the mother-goddeses
- war, death and the underworld
- water-gods and healers
- animals and animism
- symbolism and imagery in Celtic cult expression.
by "Nielsen BookData"