Книги автора: Green Miranda Jane. Грин Миранда Джейн  (1)

Аннотация

[Non-fiction, Celts, mythology]. [`Кельтские мифы`]. 1st published in 1993. The book explores the mythology and beliefs of the pagan Celts between about 600 B.C. and A.D. 400. At their peak, the Celtic peoples inhabited a vast area of Europe, Great Britain, and Ireland. As non-literates, they have left no written record of their lives, their beliefs, and the stories which were such an important part of their culture, however, contemporary commentators from the Classical world, later Christian scribes recording oral traditions, and the archaeological evidence can give us fascinating, though fragmented, glimpses. Dr. Green draws on all these sources to discuss the myths and the religious beliefs and ritual which she believes inform them. The heroic and magical tales of the `Book of Invasions`, the Fionn stories, the Ulster Cycle, and the Mabinogi are the subject of the first chapters. These stirring stories, though recorded in medieval times by Christian writers, preserve fascinating evidence of their pagan origins. Dr. Green then goes on to look at the evidence for Celtic religious beliefs and raises some interesting questions as to how far we can establish links and recognize common features between the story material and the archaeological record. Contents: -Map, -How do we know about Celtic myths? -The divine race of Ireland, - Myths of Ulster Cycle, -Some early Welsh myths, -The divine lovers, -The sky and sun myths, -Fertility, land and water, -Animals in cult and myth, -Druids, sacrifice and ritual, -Death, rebirth and Otherland, -Suggestions for further reading, -Index. [Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green (1947-) is a British archaeologist and academic, known for her research on the Iron Age and the Celts. She was Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University from 2006 to 2013. Her research interests are Iron Age and Romano-Celtic, particularly Gallo-Roman iconography and sacrificial activities.A report from `Universities UK` cites Aldhouse-Green`s research into understanding the Celts as one of the `100 major discoveries, developments and inventions`, by academics throughout the UK, to have transformed the world in the last 50 years].