The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland / Dáithí Ó hÓgáin.
The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland / Dáithí Ó hÓgáin.
The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland / Dáithí Ó hÓgáin.
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Publisher
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press ; Cork, Ireland : Collins Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
T0376452
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Pre-Celtic Cultures -- 2. Basic Tenets in the Iron Age -- 3. The Druids and Their Practices -- 4. The Teachings of the Druids -- 5. The Society of the Gods -- 6. The Rites of Sovereignty -- 7. The Triumph of Christianity.
Publication information
Publisher
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press ; Cork, Ireland : Collins Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The myths and legends of prehistoric Ireland have inspired writers through the ages, down to W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney in our own century, but what do we know of the realities of ancient Irish belief? Daithi O hOgain's book approaches the question by studying archaeological remains such as tumuli, stone henges and circular enclosures and analysi...
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The sacred isle : belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland / Dáithí Ó hÓgáin.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259).
Transferred from N200.93615/1.
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T0376452
Record Identifier
74Vvr8ZWMVGO
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ISBN
1898256608 (Irish paperback : alk. paper)
9780851157474
0851157475
9781898256748 (Irish hardback : alk. paper)
1898256748 (Irish hardback : alk. paper)
9781898256601 (Irish paperback : alk. paper)
DDC
200.93615
MMS ID
991011415209702626
