The Celts: Uncovering the Mythic & Historic Origins of Western Culture
While historians have tended to accord the Celts a place of minor significance in comparison to the Romans, The Celts firmly aligns the Celtic peoples as the primary European precedent to the Greco-Roman hegemony, restoring this culture to its true importance in the development of European civilization. An expert in Celtic studies, Markale regards myth as a branch of history, and explores mythological material to reveal the culture that gave rise to it. The alternative historical vision that...
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One of the most comprehensive treatments of Celtic civilization ever written. While historians have tended to minimize the role of the Celts in comparison to the Romans, The Celts proclaims the Celtic peoples as the primary European precedent to the Greco-Roman hegemony, restoring this culture to its true importance in the development of European civilization. Parabola "A comprehensive study of European culture that traces the shamanic, mythical, and spiritual traditions of the Western world to their roots in Celtic civilization."
MapsIntroduction: Myth and History1. The Submerged Town or the Celtic Myth of Origins2. Who Were the Cimbri3. Rome and Celtic Epic4. Delphi and Celtic Adventure5. The Celts Defeated6. The History Of the Gaels7. The Ancient Poetry Of Ireland8. The Celtic Christian Church9. Britain10. The Britons and the Bretons11. Taliesin and Druidism12. Celtic MythologyConclusionBibliography Notes Index
\ Parabola"A comprehensive study of European culture that traces the shamanic, mythical, and spiritual traditions of the Western world to their roots in Celtic civilization."\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher\ "A comprehensive study of European culture that traces the shamanic, mythical, and spiritual traditions of the Western world to their roots in Celtic civilization."\ \ \ BooknewsA paper edition of the 1978 Celtic Civilization, first published in French in 1976. Markale, best known for his Celtic Women, delves into the mythological underpinning of Celtic civilization, showing how it impacted the people's history (or at least their account of it) and argues that it has influenced modern Europe much more than scholars admit. Unfortunately, the latter chapters degenerate into dreary comparisons based on Dumezil. Available from Inner Traditions, One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
