Tag Archives: Celtic Mythology
The Celtic World Edited by Miranda J. Green
Synopsis: The ancient Celts, in their heyday, inhabited much of Europe north of the Alps. This new and exhaustive study examines this fascinating people from the first evidence of Celts in the archaeological and historical record to the early post Roman period. The Celtic World is one of the most comprehensive studies of the Celts …
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 …
Everyday Life of the Pagan Celts by Anne Ross
Anne Ross is a well-respected writer on the Celts most of her books are on the Celtic Reconstructionist lists and that tells you a lot because as a rule they are very picky. This book is a part of a series called Everyday Life Of…The other two books in the series are The Everyday Life …
Introduction to Celtic Mythology
From my previous essay, Defining Myth, mythology was defined as a body of myths or a branch of knowledge that deals with myth. So Celtic mythology would be a body of myths or a branch of knowledge that deals with myth from the Celtic peoples. So in what way is Celtic mythology relevant to modern …
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend by Caitlin and John Matthews
I read this book in 2005 and then just put it away, not because it wasn’t any good but because at the time I wasn’t really looking at the myths and legends as anything more than entertaining stories. When I decided to write about the Celtic myths and legends critically I got out all the …
Celtic Myths and Legends By Michael Foss
Celtic Myths and Legends was first published in 1995 and it is a book of myths from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The book is divided into six sections each one dealing with a subject matter. The first section is about who the Celtic are, the second is about the physical world, the Otherworld and the …
Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis
Celtic Myths and Legends is a collection of Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton tales brought together by Peter Ellis in one volume. Ellis, tells the tales in his own words, from manuscripts that he has read. Now you can say what you will about Ellis’s loyalties but he is a great storyteller. He …
Celtic Mythology by Proinsias MacCana
For a book written in 1970 it is still very much relevant today. I’m not sure what that says about our study of Celtic mythology. The book talks about all three branches of Celtic mythology, which are Gaulic, Irish and Welsh. The introduction of the book starts out with a recounting of the history of …
Celtic Myths (The Legendary Past) by Miranda Jane Green
Celtic Myths is a tiny book (only 80 pages including index) but it makes for an interesting and informative read if you are just beginning to read Celtic mythology. Much of the information in the book deals with Irish and Welsh mythology. The thing that I appreciate the most about this book is the Further …
