{"product_id":"the-religion-of-the-ancient-celts","title":"De gamle kelteres religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do you trace a sacred world when its priests leave almost no written teachings?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Religion of the Ancient Celts, J. A. MacCulloch gathers scattered clues to Celtic gods, rites and beliefs. He turns to Caesar and other ancient writers, carved stones, inscriptions, and Irish and Welsh tales preserved by Christian scribes. The question is not only what these peoples believe, but how much the surviving evidence can tell us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe survey moves from local gods and powerful goddesses to sacred groves, rivers and springs. Druids appear as priests, judges and teachers, while festivals mark the turning year. MacCulloch also examines sacrifice, magic and beliefs about death and rebirth. Published in 1911, this is a study of its time, dated in places but attentive to the challenge of weighing uncertain evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGods rooted in place\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore MacCulloch’s account of divinities tied to tribes, rivers and the fertility of land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe sacred natural world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the evidence for the religious roles of trees, springs, mountains and stones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDruids beyond the name\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine accounts of a learned class whose work spans teaching, judgment and religious rites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA year of festivals\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lugnasad through their places in the seasonal calendar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClues within old tales\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how MacCulloch reads Irish and Welsh stories for traces of older beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of mythology, folklore and early European history who want an organized survey of Celtic belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and begin tracing the clues to the Celtic sacred world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534631436636,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04726_en_ebook-front_c28.jpg?v=1792174982","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/da\/products\/the-religion-of-the-ancient-celts","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}