Celtic mythology
the nature and influence of Celtic myth, from Druidism to Arthurian legend
by Ward Rutherford
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Ward Rutherford's Celtic Mythology is a classic ... It paints a brilliant portrait of the Celtic world and the way the people of those distant times interpreted the world around them though the creation of myths and legends. - John Matthews In this lively and absorbing account of the world of Celtic myth and the role it has played in the development of western culture, Ward Rutherford explores one of the jewels of European cultural heritage. In so doing he demonstrates how deeply Celtic mythology has become embedded in Western consciousness. With a new introduction from John Matthews - historian, folklorist, best selling author of Pirates and winner of the Benjamin Franklin award for The Winter Solstice, this book provides a highly literary and engaging insight into: The world of the Celts, including an historical overview from their emergence as an identifiable people around 1000 B.C. Also included is an explanation of their social structure.
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Celtic mythology: the nature and influence of Celtic myth - from Druidism to Arthurian legend
2015, Coronet Books
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1473606284 9781473606289
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Celtic mythology: the nature and influence of Celtic myth, from Druidism to Arthurian legend
1990, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
0850305519 9780850305517
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Reprint. Originally published: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire : Aquarian Press ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., 1987.
Bibliography: p. [154]-156.
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