Celtic Folklore: Welsh And Manx
Book Description: "Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. Among Celtic peoples in close contact with Rome, such as the Gauls...
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Book Description: "Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. Among Celtic peoples in close contact with Rome, such as the Gauls and Celtiberians, their mythology did not survive the Roman empire, their subsequent conversion to Christianity, and the loss of their Celtic languages. Ironically, it is mostly through contemporary Roman and Christian sources that their mythology has been preserved. The Celtic peoples who maintained either their political or linguistic identities (such as the Gaels and Brythonic tribes of the British Isles) left vestigial remnants of their forebears mythologies, put in to written form during the Middle Ages." (Quote from wikipedia.org)Table of Contents: Publisher’s Preface; Volume I.; Preface; List Of Authorities And Sources; List Of Bibliographical References; Undine's Kymric Sisters; The Fairies' Revenge; Fairy Ways And Words; Manx Folklore; Volume ii.; The Fenodyree And His Friends; The Folklore Of The Wells; Triumphs Of The Water-world; Welsh Cave Legends; Place-name Stories; Difficulties Of The Folklorist; Folklore Philosophy; Race In Folklore And Myth; Additions And Corrections; EndnotesAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781605061702 (1605061700)
Publish date: November 21st 2007
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Pages no: 587
Edition language: English
Series: Forgotten Books