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The Druids: Celtic Priests of Nature

Autor Jean Markale Traducere de Jon Graham
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 1999
A comprehensive and revealing look at the druids and their fundamental role in Celtic society that dispels many of the misconceptions about these important religious figures and their doctrine
Written by the world's leading authority on Celtic culture
Druidism was one of the greatest and most exalting adventures of the human spirit, attempting to reconcile the unreconcilable, the individual and the collective, creator and created, good and evil, day and night, past and future, and life and death. Because of the oral nature of Celtic civilization our understanding of its spiritual truths and rituals is necessarily incomplete. Yet evidence exists that can provide the modern reader with a better understanding of the doctrine that took druidic apprentices 20 years to learn in the remote forests of the British Isles and Gaul.
Using the descriptions of the druids and their beliefs provided by the historians and chroniclers of classic antiquity--as well as those recorded by the insular Celts themselves when compelled, under Christianity's influence, to utilize writing to preserve their ancestral traditions--Jean Markale painstakingly pieces together all that is known for certain about them. The druids were more than simply the priests of the Celtic people; their influence extended to all aspects of Celtic life. "The Druids" covers everything concerning the Celtic religious domain, intellectual speculations, cultural or magical practices, various beliefs, and the so-called profane sciences that have come down from the Celtic priesthood."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780892817030
ISBN-10: 0892817038
Pagini: 276
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:Us
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL

Notă biografică

&nbsp; <p><b>The Druids</b> <br><i>Celtic Priests of Nature</i> <p>Foreword <br>Part One: The Druids <br>1&nbsp;&nbsp; The Druids' Name <br>2&nbsp;&nbsp; The Druidic Hierarchy <br>3&nbsp;&nbsp; The Druids and Society <br>Part Two: The Beginning Times <br>4&nbsp;&nbsp; Where Did Druidism Come From? <br>5&nbsp;&nbsp; Gods and Men <br>6&nbsp;&nbsp; The God Above the Gods <br>7&nbsp;&nbsp; The Physician and the Sun <br>8&nbsp;&nbsp; The Warrior Deity <br>9&nbsp;&nbsp; The Father of All <br>10&nbsp; The Three-Faced Goddess <br>11&nbsp; In the Depths of the Sanctuary <br>Part Three: Initiations and Rituals <br>12&nbsp; The Druidic Sanctuary <br>13&nbsp; Mistletoe and Plant Ritual <br>14&nbsp; The Four Elements <br>15&nbsp; The Sacrifices <br>16&nbsp; Festivals and Holidays <br>17&nbsp; The Power of the Word <br>18&nbsp; Totemism and Shamanism <br>19 Neodruidism <br>Part Four: Druidic Thought <br>20 A False Polytheism <br>21 Druidic Monism <br>22&nbsp; Mind and Matter <br>23 The Otherworld <br>24 The Quest <br>Conclusion <br>Notes <br>Index

Recenzii

"Do yourself a favor and expand your view of Druids and Celtic culture. Buy this book and read it. Decide for yourself if you agree with the author's premise. Then take the time to think about it in depth and see if your opinions change."--Mike Gleason, Witchgrove, 2007

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Druidism was one of the greatest and most exalting adventures of the human spirit, attempting to reconcile the unreconcilable, the individual and the collective, creator and created, good and evil, day and night, past and future, and life and death. Because of the oral nature of Celtic civilization our understanding of its spiritual truths and rituals is necessarily incomplete. Yet evidence exists that can provide the modern reader with a better understanding of the doctrine that took druidic apprentices 20 years to learn in the remote forests of the British Isles and Gaul.

Using the descriptions of the druids and their beliefs provided by the historians and chroniclers of classic antiquity -- as well as those recorded by the insular Celts themselves when compelled, under Christianity's influence, to utilize writing to preserve their ancestral traditions -- Jean Markale painstakingly pieces together all that is known for certain about them. The druids were more than simply the priests of the Celtic people; their influence extended to all aspects of Celtic life. The Druids covers everything concerning the Celtic religious domain, intellectual speculations, cultural or magical practices, various beliefs, and the so-called profane sciences that have come down from the Celtic priesthood.

Poet, philosopher, historian, and storyteller, Jean Markale has spent a lifetime researching Celtic civilizations. He is the author of more than 40 books on pre-Christian societies, including The Celts, Merlin, Women of the Celts, and King of the Celts. He lives in the Brittany region of France.


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A comprehensive and revealing look at the druids and their fundamental role in Celtic society that dispels man of the misconceptions about these important religious figures and their doctrine. Jean Markale, a leading authority on Celtic culture, is the author of more than 40 books on pre-Christian societies.

Cuprins

The Druids
Celtic Priests of Nature
Foreword
Part One: The Druids
1 The Druids' Name
2 The Druidic Hierarchy
3 The Druids and Society
Part Two: The Beginning Times
4 Where Did Druidism Come From?
5 Gods and Men
6 The God Above the Gods
7 The Physician and the Sun
8 The Warrior Deity
9 The Father of All
10 The Three-Faced Goddess
11 In the Depths of the Sanctuary
Part Three: Initiations and Rituals
12 The Druidic Sanctuary
13 Mistletoe and Plant Ritual
14 The Four Elements
15 The Sacrifices
16 Festivals and Holidays
17 The Power of the Word
18 Totemism and Shamanism
19 Neodruidism
Part Four: Druidic Thought
20 A False Polytheism
21 Druidic Monism
22 Mind and Matter
23 The Otherworld
24 The Quest
Conclusion
Notes
Index