Book description
The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The
Element Encyclopedia of Celts explores the history, culture, and
mythology of these great peoples.
A comprehensive guide of Celtic history and culture, The Element
Encyclopedia of the Celts tells the stories of these grand peoples and
their way of life, including their heroic gods and goddesses, incredible
myths and legends, and their everyday lives through their language,
customs, and society. Encompassing their iron-age beginnings, European
colonization, the various strands of 'Celticness' (race, politics, and
culture), as well as the Celtic Tiger of today, this encyclopedia gets
to the very heart of Celtic origin and meaning, as well as delving into
the cultural and mythical background that draws so many to claim their
Celtic roots today.
Including:
• The Celtic People and Their Way of Life
• Celtic Places
• Celtic Religion
• Myths, Legends, and Stories
• Symbols, Ideas, and Archetypes
• Celtic Twilight and Revival
Accompanied by illustrations and maps, which show the spread of Celts
across the globe, as well as the symbols of Celtic mythology and
religion Rodney Castleden has written more than 40 books on the arts
and sciences, on topics such as landscape, ancient hill figures,
Neolithic Britain, bronze age Aegean, and criminology. His surveys on
the Cerne Giant won a 1996 British Archaeological Award. Among his books
are Castles of Britain and Ireland, The Making of Stonehenge, and
Minoans.
