Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Provides a guide to the world of celtic mythology, introducing supernatural characters and key motifs while discussing how and by whom the legends have been transmitted throughout history.

A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends

The Celtic Myths

Val McDermid

It is time for a new book about bog bodies: the number of known bodies is growing. Lindow Man, the famous 'Pete Marsh' discovered in Cheshire in the 1980s, has been joined by new finds from Ireland and elsewhere. Who were these unfortunate people, and why were they killed? Archaeologists, armed with the latest analytical techniques, are today investigating these cold cases to reveal much about our distant past. Forensic science allows us to deduce the age, physical condition, status, cause and time of death of these ancient victims, helping to answer the fundamental questions that they pose: were these people executed, simply murdered, or victims of human sacrifice? Who selected them? Who delivered the killing blow, and why? Drawing on all the latest evidence and research, Miranda Aldhouse-Green has written an engrossing detective story, uncovering the hidden truths behind these murder mysteries.

Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery

Bog Bodies Uncovered

This study covers all the gods, ritual customs and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples from about 500 BC to AD 400, extending from Ireland to Austria.

The Gods of the Celts

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. This book 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.

An Archaeological Perspective

Rethinking the Ancient Druids

De deuses, heróis e monstros a druidas, feiticeiros e animais falantes, Os Mitos Celtas explora todos os aspectos dos mitos irlandeses e galeses. Além de recontar vividamente os contos, Miranda Aldhouse-Green traz sua experiência na arqueologia da Idade do Ferro e particularmente no xamanismo para lidar com o mundo mítico que ela descreve, com evidências tão diversas quanto o Caldeirão de Gundestrup e os famosos corpos do pântano. A partir de uma discussão de como e por quem os mitos são transmitidos, Aldhouse-Green apresenta mitos irlandeses e galeses, seus principais atores e motivos, heróis, animais, mulheres, meio ambiente e o Outro Mundo.

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