Understanding Celtic religion : revisiting the pagan past /

Understanding Celtic religion : revisiting the pagan past /

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Imprint:	Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2015.
Description:	181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Series:	New approaches to Celtic religion and mythology New approaches to Celtic religion and mythology.
Subject:	Celts -- Religion. Mythology, Celtic. Celts -- Religion. Religion. Ireland -- Religion -- History. Ireland. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10888250

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Other authors / contributors:	Ritari, Katja, editor. Bergholm, Alexandra, editor.
ISBN:	9781783167920 1783167920 9781783167944
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-176) and index.
Summary:	"Although it has long been acknowledged that the early Irish literary corpus preserves both pre-Christian and Christian elements, the challenges involved in the understanding of these different strata have not been subjected to critical examination. This volume draws attention to the importance of reconsidering the relationship between religion and mythology, as well as the concept of 'Celtic religion' itself. When scholars are attempting to construct the so-called 'Celtic' belief system, what counts as 'religion'? Or, when labelling something as 'religion' as opposed to 'mythology', what do these entities entail? This volume is the first interdisciplinary collection of articles which critically reevaluates the methodological challenges of the study of 'Celtic religion'; the authors are eminent scholars in the field of Celtic Studies representing the disciplines of theology, literary studies, history, law and archaeology, and the book represents a significant contribution to the present scholarly debate concerning the pre-Christian elements in early medieval source materials." --

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Call Number:	BL900 .U53 2015
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