Animals in Celtic life and myth /

For the Celts, a rural people whose survival depended greatly upon their environment, the sanctity of natural phenomena and of the elements led to extreme respect and veneration of animals. Both wild and domesticated species became the subject of elaborate rituals and formed the basis of profound re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J. (Miranda Jane)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Temas:
Celts > Domestic animals.
Celts > Hunting.
Celts > Folklore.
Animals, Mythical.
Animals, Mythical, in art.
Mythology, Celtic.
Animals > in folklore, mythology, & religion
Animals, Domestic > history
Celtes > Animaux domestiques.
Celtes > Chasse.
Celtes > Folklore.
Animaux fabuleux.
Animaux fabuleux dans l'art.
Mythologie celtique.
legendary beings.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Animals, Mythical
Animals, Mythical, in art
Celts
Mythology, Celtic
Kultur
Tiere
Dieren.
Kelten.
Mythen.
Keltische tijd.
Animaux > Mythologie.
Animaux > Dans l'art.
Electronic books.
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE CELTS; FOOD AND FARMING: ANIMALS IN THE CELTIC ECONOMY; PREY AND PREDATOR: THE CELTIC HUNTER; ANIMALS AT WAR; SACRIFICE AND RITUAL; THE ARTIST'S MENAGERIE; ANIMALS IN THE EARLIEST CELTIC STORIES; GOD AND BEAST; CHANGING ATTITUDES TO THE ANIMAL WORLD; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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