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Gary & Ruth bring you readings from the Classic Books of Celtic Lore and Study

Jun 8, 2020

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 19: Accessories of Cult

by

J. A. MacCulloch

This chapter covers Temples, Altars, Images, Symbols, and the Cult of Weapons of the Ancient Celts.

 

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May 24, 2020

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 18: Festivals

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The Celtic year was not at first regulated by the solstices and equinoxes, but by some method connected with agriculture or with the seasons.

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May 10, 2020

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 17: Tabu

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The Irish geis, pl. geasa, which may be rendered by Tabu, had two senses. It meant something which must not be done for fear of disastrous consequences, and also an obligation to do something commanded by another.

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Apr 26, 2020

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 16: Sacrifice and Prayer

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The Celts offered human victims on the principle of a life for a life, or to propitiate the gods, or in order to divine the future from the entrails of the victim. We shall examine the Celtic custom of human sacrifice from...


Apr 12, 2020

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 15: Cosmogony

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The Celts may have possessed the Heaven and Earth myth, but all trace of it has perished. There are, however, remnants of myths showing how the sky is supported by trees, a mountain, or by pillars.

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