Celtic mythology : tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780190460488 0190460482 0190460474 9780190460471 9780190460495 0190460490 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 272 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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