Celtic Myth in the 21st Century
The Gods and their Stories in a Global Perspective
Published on 1. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78683-205-4 (ISBN)
Description
This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology - from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Celtic Ireland, to mental mapping in the interpretation of the Irish legend Tain Bo Cuailgne, and to the integration of established perspectives with broader findings now emerging at the Indo-European level and its potential to open up the whole field of mythology in a new way.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
No
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78683-205-4 (9781786832054)
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Person
It is aimed at an academic audience, but mythology exerts a strong attraction and the book can be expected to have some appeal to a wider readership.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction: Celtic Mythology in the 21st Century
Jonathan Wooding, Series Editor
Section 1: Myth and the Medieval
1. God and Gods in the Seventh Century: Tirechan on St Patrick and King Loegaire's Daughters - Elizabeth A. Gray
2. Time, Identity and the Otherworld: A Note on The Wooing of Etain - John Carey
3. The Celtic Dragon Myth Revisited - Joseph F. Nagy
4. Tory Island and Mount Errigal: Landscape Surrogates in Donegal for the Gods Balor and Lug - Brian Lacey
Section 2: Comparative Mythology
5. Ireland as Mesocosm - Grigory Bondarenko
6. Hunting the Deer in Celtic and Indo-European Mythological Contexts - Maxim Fomin
7. Gods, Poets and Entheogens: Ingesting Wisdom in Early Irish Literary Sources - Sharon Paice MacLeod
8. The Armorican Voyage to the Afterlife and Celtic Myths - Fanch Bihan-Gallic
Section 3: The New Cosmological Approach
9. Towards Adopting a Double Perspective on Celtic Mythology and its Prehistoric Roots - Emily Lyle
10. Sisters' Sons in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi - Anna June Page
11. Fashioners of the Cosmos in Ireland and India: The Dagda and Tvastr - John Shaw
12. Psycho-Cosmology: Mental Mapping in Tain Bo Cuailgne - James Carney
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction: Celtic Mythology in the 21st Century
Jonathan Wooding, Series Editor
Section 1: Myth and the Medieval
1. God and Gods in the Seventh Century: Tirechan on St Patrick and King Loegaire's Daughters - Elizabeth A. Gray
2. Time, Identity and the Otherworld: A Note on The Wooing of Etain - John Carey
3. The Celtic Dragon Myth Revisited - Joseph F. Nagy
4. Tory Island and Mount Errigal: Landscape Surrogates in Donegal for the Gods Balor and Lug - Brian Lacey
Section 2: Comparative Mythology
5. Ireland as Mesocosm - Grigory Bondarenko
6. Hunting the Deer in Celtic and Indo-European Mythological Contexts - Maxim Fomin
7. Gods, Poets and Entheogens: Ingesting Wisdom in Early Irish Literary Sources - Sharon Paice MacLeod
8. The Armorican Voyage to the Afterlife and Celtic Myths - Fanch Bihan-Gallic
Section 3: The New Cosmological Approach
9. Towards Adopting a Double Perspective on Celtic Mythology and its Prehistoric Roots - Emily Lyle
10. Sisters' Sons in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi - Anna June Page
11. Fashioners of the Cosmos in Ireland and India: The Dagda and Tvastr - John Shaw
12. Psycho-Cosmology: Mental Mapping in Tain Bo Cuailgne - James Carney
Bibliography
Index