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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