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Rethinking the Ancient Druids
An Archaeological Perspective
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Rethinking the Ancient Druids
This book presents a new exploration of an ancient European Druids, people who could foretell the will of the gods and who left revealing archaeological evidence of their rites and beliefs.
• Relevance of the religious beliefs and practices of past European societies can enhance understanding of our own. • The popular notion of Druids is unpacked and debunked using archaeological evidence. • New research findings are shared with readers in accessible and engaging ways, enhanced by copious illustrations that weave into the text. • The book is thoroughly readable and tells stories of the past in a deeply compelling manner.
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Ancient Classical authors have painted the Druids in a bad light, defining them as a barbaric priesthood, who 2,000 years ago perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul in the name of their gods.
Archaeology tells a different and more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, a theocracy with immense political and sacred power. Rethinking the Ancient Druids explores the tangible 'footprint' the Druids have left behind: in sacred spaces, art, ritual equipment, images of the gods, strange burial rites and human sacrifice.
Their material culture indicates how close was the relationship between Druids and the spirit-world, which evidence suggests they accessed through drug-induced trance.
Series: New Approaches to Celtic Religion and Mythology
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781786837974
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Illustration: No
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
The book is aimed primarily at a scholarly audience but is written so as to be accessible to all, including readers who are new to the subject.
Also by Miranda Aldhouse-Green
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