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A brief history of the druids

Author: Peter Berresford Ellis
Publisher: London : Robinson, 2002.
Edition/Format:   Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author's interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeological and  Read more...

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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 Read more...

 
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