Trees of inspiration : sacred trees and bushes of Ireland

著者

    • Zucchelli, Christine

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Trees of inspiration : sacred trees and bushes of Ireland

Christine Zucchelli

Collins Press, 2009

  • pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index

収録内容

  • Trees of sacred knowledge
  • Trees of assembly
  • Trees of otherworld experiences
  • Conclusion: Sacred trees and tree monuments in modern Ireland

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内容説明

From ancient times, people appreciated the other-worldly value of trees, often singling out individual trees for special veneration. In Ireland the roots of tree worship reach deep into pagan Celtic religion and spirituality. From Fairy Thorns to Rag Trees, from Mass Bushes to Monument, this book explores the stories and legends of all of Ireland's sacred trees. It also reveals their social and historical functions from pagan times to the present. Did you know that landmark trees were meeting places to install chieftains or that lawsuits were often heard there? People throughout Ireland revered trees so much that they included them in their celebrations of seasonal festivals and held military, political and secret religious conventions on the sites of particular trees. Sacred trees were channels of communication with the divine, through which seers and saints, poets and scholars gained insight and sacred knowledge. In words and images, this is a rich compendium about our relationship with trees and gathers many tree-related remnants of our pagan spiritual past and tree-related oral history into one place.

目次

Acknowledgements vi Introduction vii Part i Trees of Sacred Knowledge 1 Trees of Religious Manifestations 7 Trees of Spiritual Transformation 45 Trees of Bardic Inspiration 89 Part ii Trees of Assembly 101 Chieftain Trees and Royal Oaks 109 Judgement Trees 123 Liberty Trees 135 Festival Trees 149 Mass Trees 157 Part iii Trees of Otherworld Experiences 165 Trees of Life and Death 167 Fairy Trees and Gentle Bushes 197 Conclusion: Sacred Trees and Tree Monuments in Modern Ireland 223 Notes and References 233 Glossary 260 Abbreviations 263 Picture Credits 264 Bibliography 265 Index 270

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