Title
Celtic mythology : tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes / Philip Freeman.
ISBN
9780190460488 (electronic book)
0190460482 (electronic book)
9780190460471
9780190460495
0190460490
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 272 pages)
Call Number
BL900 .F735 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
299/.16113
Summary
Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few written records of their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
1. The earliest Celtic gods
2. The book of invasions
3. The wooing of Étaín
4. Cú Chulainn and the Táin Bó Cuailnge
5. Tales from the Ulster cycle
6. Stories of the Irish otherworld
7. Finn the outlaw
8. Welsh mythology - the Mabinogi
9. Welsh stories and sagas
10. Christian mythology.
