Rethinking the ancient druids : an archaeological perspective / Miranda Aldhouse-Green.

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Time and Space: Contextualizing Druids in the Ancient World -- 2. Barbarians and Wise Men: Rethinking Classical Texts -- 3. Spiritual Spaces: Rites and Beliefs in Iron Age Britain and Gaul -- 4. Images and Symbols: Sacred Art and the Druids -- 5. Welsh Connections: Spotlight on Druidic Wales -- 6. A Holy War: Boudica and the Druids against Rome -- 7. From Runes to Spoons: Divining the Divine -- 8. Druids and Deities: Changing Spirits in Roman Gaul and Britain -- 9. Ideas of Afterlife: Death, Burial and Reincarnation.

• "Ancient authors have painted the Druids in a negative light, defining them as a barbaric cult that perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul. Archaeology tells a more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, revealing a theocracy of immense political and sacred power. This book explores the tangible "footprint" the Druids have left behind in sacred spaces, art, ritual equipment, images of the gods, strange burial rites, and human sacrifice. In this careful study of Druid material culture, Miranda Aldhouse-Green uncovers compelling new findings about ancient religious beliefs and practices." 

Ämnesord

Druider  (sao)

Utgrävningar  (sao)

Keltiska fornlämningar  (sao)

Druids and druidism.  (LCSH)

Excavations (Archaeology)  (LCSH)

Celtic antiquities.  (fast)

Druids and druidism.  (fast)

Excavations (Archaeology)  (fast)

Celtic antiquities  (LCSH)

Excavations (Archaeology)  (LCSH)

Druids and druidism  (LCSH)

Europa  (sao)

Europe  -- Antiquities, Celtic. (LCSH)

Europe.  (fast)

Genre

Informational works.  (fast)

Illustrated works.  (fast)

illustrated books.  (aat)

Informational works.  (lcgft)

Illustrated works.  (lcgft)

Klassifikation

BL910 (LCC)

299.16 (DDC)

Cmh (kssb/8 (machine generated))