Celtic Heritage
ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales
by Alwyn D. Rees and Brinley Rees
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In this widely acclaimed study, Alwyn and Brinley Rees reinterpret Celtic tradition in the light of advances made in the comparative study of religion, mythology and anthropology. Part one considers the distinguishing features of the various Cycles of tales and the personages who figure most prominently in them. Part two reveals the cosmological framework within which the action of the tales takes place. Part Three consists of a discussion of the themes of certain classes of stories which tell of conceptions and births, supernatural adventures, courtships and marriages, violent deaths and voyages to the other world, and an attempt is made to understand their religious function and to glimpse their transcendent meaning. - Back cover.
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Tales, History and criticism, Celtic Mythology, Civilization, celtic, Celts, FolkloreShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Celtic Heritage: ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales
1991, Thames and Hudson
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0500270392 9780500270394
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"First published by Thames and Hudson 1961. Reprinted 1991." - T.p. verso.
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