Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Updated My Beliefs page
I just updated the My Beliefs page so if you want to take a look go ahead.
Celtic Flame: Insider’s Guide to Irish Pagan Tradition by Aedh Rua
This was a hard book to review, and after careful thought I decided to look at it on a chapter-by-chapter basis. So this will be a VERY long review. I had bought this book on the recommendation of a friend and because I had seen some of the author’s posts on one of the Celtic …
The Celtic Druids’ Year by John King
This is the second time I’ve read this book and I have to admit that the first time I read it I thought it was amazing. This time around not so much. The first chapter for example talks about the possible origins of some of the Druidic practices, and it really bugged me when he …
Introduction to Rituals
Introduction This essay is another step in my religious studies. The aim of this essay is to define rituals, and to look at the different types of rituals and theories of ritual. As with everything to do with religion, there is much to cover and not a lot of space to do it. What is …
Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions by Catherine Bell
Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions was written by Catherine Bell who was a professor of Religious Studies at the University of Santa Clara and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of ritual studies. This book was copyrighted 1997 but it was re-issued with a new forward in 2009 after the death of Catherine …
Beginnings in Ritual Studies (Revised Edition) by Ronald L. Grimes
Beginnings in Ritual Studies is a book that is made up of fifteen essays. These essays look into the various approaches to the study of ritual in order to find method and theory to define the field of ritual studies. The essays are influenced strongly by symbolic anthropology, hermeneutics, and dramatic sociology. The author out …
Update to Celtic Religion and Celtic Reconstrutionist Resources
I just updated the Celtic Religion and CR resources page with two new websites. So please take a look if you are interested
Celtic Goddesses by Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green
The author’s main aim for this book is to present a picture of a Celtic religion in which goddesses played a central role. She uses both archeological and literary evidence to explore the role of divine females. Anytime you have a presentation of data in which you only present one side of the story it …
The Concept of the Goddess edited by Sandra Billington and Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green
The Concept of the Goddess is a book that houses a group of essays. The subjects (Different Goddesses from different cultures) vary depending on the specialties of the authors of the essays. Each author has his or her own approach to the subject matter and these approaches include anthropology, archeology, mythic literature, and folklore. The …
Magic of the Celtic Gods and Goddesses by Carl McColman and Kathryn Hinds
This is not the first time I’ve read this book. There is a lot of thought that went into the organization of the book. I’m going to start from the back then go to the front and then to the middle. The book has three appendices. The first recommends books on the retelling of Celtic …
