Rethinking the ancient druids : an archaeological perspective /

Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J.

Rethinking the ancient druids : an archaeological perspective / Miranda Aldhouse-Green. - 1 online resource : illustrations - New approaches to Celtic religion and mythology .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- PROLOGUE: THE UNTOUCHED CAVE -- Chapter One: TIME AND SPACE: CONTEXTUALIZING DRUIDS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD -- Chapter Two: BARBARIANS AND WISE MEN: RETHINKING CLASSICAL TEXTS -- Chapter Three: SPIRITUAL SPACES: RITES AND BELIEFS IN IRON AGE BRITAIN AND GAUL -- Chapter Four: IMAGES AND SYMBOLS: SACRED ART AND THE DRUIDS -- Chapter Five: WELSH CONNECTIONS: SPOTLIGHT ON DRUIDIC WALES -- Chapter Six: A HOLY WAR: BOUDICA AND THE DRUIDS AGAINST ROME Chapter Seven: FROM RUNES TO SPOONS: DIVINING THE DIVINE -- Chapter Eight: DRUIDS AND DEITIES: CHANGING SPIRITS IN ROMAN GAUL AND BRITAIN -- Chapter Nine: IDEAS OF AFTERLIFE: DEATH, BURIAL AND REINCARNATION -- EPILOGUE: THE UNTOUCHED CAVE REVISITED -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Back Cover

This book presents a new exploration of an ancient European Druids, people who could foretell the will of the gods and who left revealing archaeological evidence of their rites and beliefs.



9781786837981

GBC1B2275 bnb GBC300771 bnb

020259411 Uk 020850929 Uk


Druids and druidism.
Excavations (Archaeology)


Electronic Books.

BL910 / .R484 2021