The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland
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The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland
Boydell Press , Collins Press, 1999
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- : Irish hbk
- : Irish pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259)
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ISBN 9780851157474
Description
Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief.
The myths and legends of prehistoric Ireland have inspired writers through the ages, down to W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney in our own century, but what do we know of the realities of ancient Irish belief? Daithi O hOgain's book approaches the question by studying archaeological remains such as tumuli, stone henges and circular enclosures and analysing the rich materials that have been handed down both in the great cycles of Irish heroic tales and the humblebut significant survivals of modern folklore, for instance the traditions associated with wells and springs. Drawing evidence from these varied sources, he arrives at a balanced picture of a society and its beliefs which have alltoo often been the subject of conjecture and fancy.
CONTENTS Pre-Celtic Cultures . Basic Tenets in the Iron Age . The Druids and their Practices . The Teachings of the Druids . The Society of the Gods . The Rites of Sovereignty . The Triumph of Christianity.
DAITHI O HOGAIN was Professor of Folklore at University College Dublin.
Table of Contents
- Pre-Celtic cultures
- basic tenets in the Iron Age
- the Druids and their practices
- the teachings of the Druids
- the society of the gods
- the rites of sovereignty
- the triumph of Christianity.
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: pbk ISBN 9780851158563
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The first modern study of prehistoric religion in Ireland to draw on the combined evidence of archaeology, literature and folklore to illuminate practice and belief from the earliest human habitation in the island down to the advent of Christianity in the fifth century AD.
An excellent book... a highly accessible and lively assessment of continuity and change in belief and religion from pre-Celtic times through to the arrival of St Patrick. ...Afine book and to be recommended to a wide readership, especially to all those who think that Irish history started in 1601. IRISH STUDIES REVIEW DAITHI O HOGAIN was Professor of Folklore at University College Dublin.
Table of Contents
- Pre-Celtic cultures
- basic tenets in the Iron Age
- the Druids and their practices
- the teachings of the Druids
- the society of the gods
- the rites of sovereignty
- the triumph of Christianity.
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: Irish pbk ISBN 9781898256601
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General history of the Cork dutter exchange, detailing its origins, and development and the inland trade routes, the 'dutter' roads which supplied it.
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: Irish hbk ISBN 9781898256748
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This book is about the religious ideas and practices of pre-Christian Ireland. The author grapples with the problem of interpreting the early literature of Ireland to establish the beliefs and practices of this ancient culture. The work commences around 7,000 BC and moves through the Druids, and on to the triumph of Christianity.
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