Animals in Celtic Life and Myth (Hardcover)

For the Celts, a rural people whose survival depended solely upon their environment, natural phenomena, the elements, and animals, especially, merited their extreme respect. The Celts made both wild and domesticated species the focus of elaborate rituals as well as the basis of profound religious beliefs. "Animals in Celtic Life and Myth" examines the intimate relationship between humans and animals, in a society in which animals were special and central to all aspects of life.
Miranda Green draws on evidence from a variety of early Celtic documents, as well as archaeology and iconography, revealing that the Celts believed many animals to be sacred, either possessing divine status in their own right or acting as mediators between gods and humans. She covers the crucial role of animals in the Celtic economy; in hunting and welfare; in Celtic art and literature; in religion and ritual. The attitude of the Celts toward animals closely connected the Celtic with the everyday: warfare was bound up with religion; the killing of animals was a ritual act; in stories, heroes talk to animals in their own language and gods change at will from human to animal form. The book covers the important period between 8 B.C. and 1 A.D., during which much of Europe, ranging from Ireland to Czechoslovakia, was turning to Christianity.
"Animals in Celtic Life and Myth" is invaluable to students of archaeology, anthropology and history, as well as to the general reader with an interest in animals.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Miranda Green
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-05030-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-415-05030-8
Barcode:	9780415050302

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