Religion of the Ancient Celts

About this eBook

Author

MacCulloch, J. A. (John Arnott), 1868-1950

Title

The Religion of the Ancient Celts

Credits

Produced by Ted Garvin, David King, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Mythology, Celtic

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14672

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14672

Release Date

January 12, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE RELIGION OF THE ANCIENT CELTS — BY
2. 2.J.A. MACCULLOCH
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS — LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES THROUGHOUT THIS WORK
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTORY.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — THE CELTIC PEOPLE.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — THE GODS OF GAUL AND THE CONTINENTAL CELTS.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — THE IRISH MYTHOLOGICAL CYCLE.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — THE TUATHA DÉ DANANN
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — THE GODS OF THE BRYTHONS — COMPARATIVE TABLE OF DIVINITIES WITH SIMILAR NAMES IN IRELAND, BRITAIN, AND GAUL.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — THE CÚCHULAINN CYCLE.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — THE FIONN SAGA.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — GODS AND MEN.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — THE CULT OF THE DEAD.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — PRIMITIVE NATURE WORSHIP.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — RIVER AND WELL WORSHIP.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — TREE AND PLANT WORSHIP.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — ANIMAL WORSHIP. — 1. — 2. — 3.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — COSMOGONY.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — SACRIFICE, PRAYER, AND DIVINATION. — PRAYER. — DIVINATION.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — TABU.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — FESTIVALS. — SAMHAIN. — BELTANE. — MIDSUMMER. — LUGNASAD.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — ACCESSORIES OF CULT. — TEMPLES. — ALTARS. — IMAGES. — SYMBOLS. — CULT OF WEAPONS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — THE DRUIDS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. — MAGIC.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. — THE STATE OF THE DEAD.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — REBIRTH AND TRANSMIGRATION.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. — ELYSIUM.
29. 29.INDEX

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