Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Rethinking the Ancient Druids (eBook, ePUB)

An Archaeological Perspective

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ancient Classical authors have painted the Druids in a bad light, defining them as a barbaric priesthood, who 2,000 years ago perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul in the name of their gods. Archaeology tells a different and more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, a theocracy with 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. Their material culture indicates how close was the relationship between Druids and the spirit-world, which evidence suggests they accessed through drug-induced trance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Wales Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786837998
• Artikelnr.: 66337224

Autorenporträt

The book is aimed primarily at a scholarly audience but is written so as to be accessible to all, including readers who are new to the subject.