Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld : Mythic Origins, Sovereignty and Liminality

MacLeod, Sharon Paice

McFarland & Co Inc（2018/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 293 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476669076
• DDC分類 299.162

Full Description

The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors.

Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of Ireland, Britain and Gaul. Chapters cover creation and cosmogony, the deities of the Gaels, feminine power in narrative sources, druidic belief, priestesses and magical rites.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Note About ­Indo-European Root Words

Part One: Mythic Origins

1. Cosmology and the Celtic Dreamtime

2. Creation, Cosmogony and the Ancestry of the Gods

3. Sacred Cycles and the Mythic Symbolism of Time

Part Two: Sovereignty

4. Divining the Divinities: The Mórrígan, Danu and Anu

5. Restoring the Rightful Goddess: Sovereignty in the Tales of Findabair and Gwenhwyfar

6. Mistress of the Wild Things: Abundance and Feminine Power in Early Irish Sources

Part Three: Liminality

7. The Circle of Nine: Priestesses, Islands and Magical Rites

8. Bird-Mask and ­Rowing-Wheel: Mug Roith, Tlachtga and Traditions of Druidic Power

9. Cauldron of Awen, Stream of Imbas: The Symbolism of Water and Divine Inspiration

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index