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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Berresford Ellis |
| ISBN: | 1841194689 9781841194684 9780786709878 0786709871 |
| OCLC Number: | 51568929 |
| Notes: | Originally published as: The Druids. London : Constable, 1994. |
| Description: | 304 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Contents: | The Celtic world -- Origins of the Druids -- Druids through foreign eyes -- Druids through Celtic eyes -- Female Druids -- The religion of the Druids -- The rituals of the Druids -- The wisdom of the Druids: Druidic schools; Druidic books; Druids as philosophers; Druids as Judges; Druids as historians; Druids as poets and musicians; Druids as physicians; Druids as seers; Druids as astronomers and astrologers; Druids as magicians -- Reviving the Druids. |
| Responsibility: | Peter Berresford Ellis. |
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Finally, a book that separates fact from mythology, telling us what we can and cannot know about the ancient Druids. This remarkable book by a leading historian of the Celts offers much for the academician as well as the general reader. Fascinating reading! -- Joseph A. King, author of Ireland to North America Readable and well-researched... a useful guide... -- - Count Nikolai Tolstoy * Times Higher Education Supplement * Read more...
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