This publication reveals that the Celts were not merely a
collection of barbaric tribes but that their civilization compared
favourably with those of other ancient civilizations. The detail of
the book includes political and social groups, domestic and family
life, social hierarchies, housing, food, clothing, religion,
superstition, mythology and legend, poetry, warfare and warriors,
crime and punishment, bog burials and the interaction of this
society with Greek and Roman civilization. It will include extracts
from Celtic literature and classical literature relating to the
Celts. This publication reveals that the Celts were not merely a
collection of barbaric tribes but that their civilization compared
favourably with those of other ancient civilizations. The detail of
the book includes political and social groups, domestic and family
life, social hierarchies, housing, food, clothing, religion,
superstition, mythology and legend, poetry, warfare and warriors,
crime and punishment, bog burials and the interaction of this
society with Greek and Roman civilization. It will include extracts
from Celtic literature and classical literature relating to the
Celts. The Celtic world covered Western Europe from Ireland to the
southern Mediterranean and extending into Galatia (Asia Minor)
during the Iron Age and the Roman Empire (between 600 BC and 200
AD). Drawing from a wide variety of sources, including the latest
archaeological evidence, and Celtic and classical literature, this
publication provides an accessible and up-to-date account of daily
life in this Celtic world. With her extensive background in ancient
history, Joan Alcock vividly brings to life the civilisation of the
Celts, a world with complexities and nuanced variations like any of
the other great ancient civilizations. The book details the
structure of the Celtic world, its constituent territories and
cultures and the interrelationships of these tribes and lands, the
roles within each society, including warriors, farmers, craftsmen
(who still influence fashions today), slaves, women and children.
Detail is given of religion and superstition, feasts and festivals,
burial practices, building types and materials, domestic life,
family customs, marriage, the raising of children and more. The
final chapter examines the decline of the Celts, and the survival
and re-emergence of Celtic cultural traditions in the modern era.
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