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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Celtic religion
Although it has long been acknowledged that the early Irish
literary corpus preserves both pre-Christian and Christian
elements, the challenges involved in the understanding of these
different strata have not been subjected to critical examination.
This volume draws attention to the importance of reconsidering the
relationship between religion and mythology, as well as the concept
of 'Celtic religion' itself. When scholars are attempting to
construct the so-called 'Celtic' belief system, what counts as
'religion'? Or, when labelling something as 'religion' as opposed
to 'mythology', what do these entities entail? This volume is the
first interdisciplinary collection of articles which critically
reevaluates the methodological challenges of the study of 'Celtic
religion'; the authors are eminent scholars in the field of Celtic
Studies representing the disciplines of theology, literary studies,
history, law and archaeology, and the book represents a significant
contribution to the present scholarly debate concerning the
pre-Christian elements in early medieval source materials. Contents
1 Introduction: 'Celtic Religion': Is this a Valid Concept?,
Alexandra Bergholm and Katja Ritari 2 Celtic Spells and
Counterspells, Jacqueline Borsje (available Open Access at the
University of Amsterdam Digital Academic Repository) 3 The Gods of
Ireland in the Later Middle Ages, John Carey 4 Staging the
Otherworld in Medieval Irish Literature, Joseph Falaky Nagy 5 The
Biblical Dimension of Early Medieval Latin Texts, Thomas O'Loughlin
6 Ancient Irish Law Revisited: Rereading the Laws of Status and
Franchise, Robin Chapman Stacey 7 A Dirty Window on the Iron Age?
Recent Developments in the Archaeology of Pre-Roman Celtic
Religion, Jane Webster
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Good foundations are essential for any building to survive - and
for families too. In God at Home, we will find inspirational people
who, despite hardship and frequent alienation from the surrounding
culture, not only survived but thrived, sharing love, light and
hope in their communities and heralding a golden age of faith, art
and learning. Each chapter focuses on a different Celtic Saint with
reflections and experiences from modern family life. There are also
suggestions for families to discuss, create or do together. We
explore simple ways in which Christian homes today can also
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