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Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe

Author : H. R. Ellis Davidson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815624417
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe written by H. R. Ellis Davidson and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people know of Valhalla, the World-Tree and the gods of Norse mythology, or the strange hunts and voyages of the ancient lrish tales. Yet few people realise the significance of the similarities and contrasts between the religions of the pre-Christian people of north-western Europe. The Celts and Germans and Scandinavians had much in common in their religious practices and beliefs, and this is the first serious attempt that has been made to compare them. There are striking resemblances in their ideas about battle-goddesses and protective spirits, holy places, sacrificial rituals, divination and ideas about the Other World; and Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe poses questions like: do such parallels go back to early times or are they owing to late Viking contact? Hilda Ellis Davidson has worked for many years on pre-Christian Scandinavian and Germanic religion and now compares them with the Celts from the background of previous studies, using evidence from archaeology, iconography, later literature and folklore, in a search for basic patterns which will add to our knowledge of the early peoples in Europe. Aimed at teachers and libraries but also accessible to students of history, religion and Celtic, Norse and German languages and cultures.

Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe

Author : Thor Templar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571791078
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe written by Thor Templar and published by . This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Pagan Europe

Author : Prudence Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136141723
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book A History of Pagan Europe written by Prudence Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of its kind, this fully illustrated book establishes Paganism as a persistent force in European history with a profound influence on modern thinking. From the serpent goddesses of ancient Crete to modern nature-worship and the restoration of the indigenous religions of eastern Europe, this wide-ranging book offers a rewarding new perspective of European history. In this definitive study, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick draw together the fragmented sources of Europe's native religions and establish the coherence and continuity of the Pagan world vision. Exploring Paganism as it developed from the ancient world through the Celtic and Germanic periods, the authors finally appraise modern Paganism and its apparent causes as well as addressing feminist spirituality, the heritage movement, nature-worship and `deep' ecology This innovative and comprehensive history of European Paganism will provide a stimulating, reliable guide to this popular dimension of religious culture for the academic and the general reader alike.

Gods and Myths of Northern Europe

Author : H. Davidson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141941502
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Gods and Myths of Northern Europe written by H. Davidson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1990-12-13 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser gods of the age.

Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend

Author : Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500279755
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend written by Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains entries on Celtic myth, religion, and folklore in Britain and Europe between 500 BC and 400 AD.

Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore

Author : Bob Curran
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1589809173
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore written by Bob Curran and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U.S. Old-world mythology morphs into New World folklore. Curran recounts America's oldest legends and traces their origins to the Celtic mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, presenting a similar old-world tale alongside each American version. Once transported to America, the original Celtic tales evolved to assimilate the new population's geographic, social, and religious customs, weaving their way into the fabric of American folk history.

Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture

Author : Bernhard Maier
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851156606
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (566 download)

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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture by : Bernhard Maier

Download or read book Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture written by Bernhard Maier and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1997 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary, with more than 1000 articles, provides a comprehensive survey of all important aspects of Celtic religion and culture, covering both the prehistoric continental Celts and the later, medieval culture that found written form long after the Celts had settled in the British Isles. Articles in the dictionary also cover the interaction between Celtic and Roman civilisations, and the seminal input of medieval Celtic legend into the Arthurian tradition. The continental and insular Celtic languages, both ancient and modern, are described, and there is a full account of the Celtic deities known to us from the inscriptions and iconography of the classical world. Celtic art and agriculture, the Ossian myth, the Irish Renaissance, and the history of Celtic studies are among other areas treated in depth.

Celtic Myths and Legends

Author : Peter Berresford Ellis
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780786711079
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Celtic Myths and Legends written by Peter Berresford Ellis and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2003-01-27 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe—Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Here for the modern reader are the rediscovered tales of cattle raids, tribal invasions, druids, duels, and doomed love that have been incorporated into, and sometimes distorted by, European mythology and even Christian figures. For example, there is the story of Lugh of the Long Hand, one of the greatest gods in the Celtic pantheon, who was later transformed into the faerie craftsman Lugh-Chromain, and finally demoted to the lowly Leprechaun. Celtic Myths and Legends also retells the story of the classic tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult (probably of Cornish origin—there was a real King Mark and a real Tristan in Cornwall) and the original tale of King Arthur, a Welsh leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons. In the hands of Peter Berresford Ellis, the myths sung by long-dead Celtic bards come alive to enchant the modern reader. "The casual reader will be best entertained by ... the legends themselves ...colored with plenty of swordplay, ... quests, shape-shiftings, and druidic sorcery."—Publishers Weekly

Art in the Roman Empire

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135634114
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Art in the Roman Empire written by Michael Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Grant has specially selected some of the most significant examples of painting, portraits, architecture, mosaic, jewellery and silverware, to give a unique insight into the functions and manifestations of art in the Roman Empire. Art in the Roman Empire shows how many of the most impressive masterpieces were produced outside Rome, on the frontiers of its enormous empire.

Contemporary Paganism

Author : Graham Harvey
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814790615
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Paganism written by Graham Harvey and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to modern Paganism and its roots and history The Pagan tradition celebrates the physical nature of life on earth, blending science with spiritual folklore. Considering the everyday world of food, health, sex, work, and leisure to be sacred, Pagans oppose that which threatens life such as deforestation, overdevelopment, and nuclear power and invoke ancient deities in this struggle for the well-being of the earth and its inhabitants. Contemporary Paganism presents a broad-based introduction to the main trends of contemporary Paganism, revealing the origins and practical aspects of Druidry, Witchcraft, Goddess Spirituality and Magic, Shamanism, and Geomancy, among others. Making use of both traditional history and the movement’s more imaginative sources, Harvey reveals how Paganism and its central focus on individual and social lives is evolving and how this “new religion” perceives and relates to more traditional ones. This updated and expanded new edition addresses recent developments among Pagans and includes a new chapter assessing continuing scholarly research about the religion.

Celtic Mythology

Author : Geddes & Grosset
Publisher : Geddes & Grosset, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781855342996
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Celtic Mythology written by Geddes & Grosset and published by Geddes & Grosset, Limited. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myth and Religion of the North

Author : Gabriel Turville-Petre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book Myth and Religion of the North written by Gabriel Turville-Petre and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe

Author : Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134944683
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe written by Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.

The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol

Author : Laird Scranton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594778892
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol written by Laird Scranton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructs a theoretic parent cosmology that underlies ancient religion • Shows how this parent cosmology provided the conceptual origins of written language • Uses techniques of comparative cosmology to synchronize the creation traditions of the Dogon, ancient Egyptians, and ancient Buddhists • Applies the signature elements of this parent cosmology to explore and interpret the creation tradition of a present-day Tibetan/Chinese tribe called the Na-Khi--the keepers of the world’s last surviving hieroglyphic language Great thinkers and researchers such as Carl Jung have acknowledged the many broad similarities that exist between the myths and symbols of ancient cultures. One largely unexplored explanation for these similarities lies in the possibility that these systems of myth all descended from one common cosmological plan. Outlining the most significant aspects of cosmology found among the Dogon, ancient Egyptians, and ancient Buddhists, including the striking physical and cosmological parallels between the Dogon granary and the Buddhist stupa, Laird Scranton identifies the signature attributes of a theoretic ancient parent cosmology--a planned instructional system that may well have spawned these great ancient creation traditions. Examining the esoteric nature of cosmology itself, Scranton shows how this parent cosmology encompassed both a plan for the civilized instruction of humanity as well as the conceptual origins of language. The recurring shapes in all ancient religions were key elements of this plan, designed to give physical manifestation to the sacred and provide the means to conceptualize and compare earthly dimensions with those of the heavens. As a practical application of the plan, Scranton explores the myths and language of an obscure Chinese priestly tribe known as the Na-Khi--the keepers of the world’s last surviving hieroglyphic language. Suggesting that cosmology may have engendered civilization and not the other way around, Scranton reveals how this plan of cosmology provides the missing link between our macroscopic universe and the microscopic world of atoms.

Paganism and Its Discontents

Author : Holli S. Emore
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527558495
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Paganism and Its Discontents written by Holli S. Emore and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proponents of racist interpretations of pre-Christian Norse-Germanic spiritualities have claimed to be preserving “heritage,” while others belonging to the contemporary Heathen movements have moved to distance themselves from “volkish” thinking. Long-simmering just beneath the surface of American Paganism, racialized Heathenry was on full display in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The contributions to this volume delineate between two communities that are using shared symbolism for widely different purposes. The book will serve to broaden understanding of the narratives in play here, resulting in mitigation of the rising tide of hate and racialized identity.

The Road to Hel

Author : Hilda Roderick Ellis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110763234X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Hel written by Hilda Roderick Ellis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1943 book uses a variety of evidence from archaeology and literature concerning Norse funeral customs to reconstruct their conception of future life.

The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles

Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631172888
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles written by Ronald Hutton and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Stone Age to the coming of Christianity. Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data to reveal some important rethinking about Christianization and the decline of paganism.