2007-10-09 03:53:52 · 8 answers · asked by jeremy k 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Start with an overview of Paganism: The History of Pagan Europe by Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick
Then, in no particular order:
"Ancient Irish Tales", Tom Pete Cross & Clark Harris Slover
"The Celtic World" by Barry Cunliffe
"The Gods of the Celts" by Miranda Green
"The Druids" by Stuart Piggot
"Celtic Myths and Legends" by TW Rolleston
The books above are considered to be of sound scholarship, which is not true of much of what has been published about the Celts/Druids.
2007-10-09 04:02:56 · answer #1 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Gods of the Celts, Miranda eco-friendly The Silver Bough, Marian F. McNeill The Archeology of formality and Magic, Ralph Merrifield Pagan Celtic Britain: study in Iconography and custom, Anne Ross Thracian thoughts on the Gundestop Cauldron, Kaul, Marazov, ultimate & deVries The Serpent and the Goddess, women human beings, faith and ability in Celtic eire, Mary Condren Celtic Gods and Goddesses, R.J. Stewart The Pagan Religions of the classic British Isles, Ronald Hutton The Celtic international, Barry Cunliffe women human beings of the Celts, Jean Markale Celtic background, Alwyn Rees and Brinley Rees A background of Pagan Europe, Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick *** be conscious: the books I listed are seen to be of sound scholarship, which isn't genuine of plenty that has been revealed related to the Celts/Druids. lots of the e-e book dates for the books above are extremely recent - it extremely is with the help of the fact up until eventually around the Nineteen Fifties study into the Druids replaced into heavily stimulated via a pair of centuries of revealed paintings which ranged from mere inaccuracy to organic delusion. it extremely is only interior the final 60 years or so as that students have began to tease out a clearer expertise of what and what the Druids extremely have been.
2016-10-06 09:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On top of what Raven's said, here's the Imbas list of books good for beginners:
Celtic Folklore
*Owen, Trefor M., A Pocket Guide: The Customs and Traditions of Wales (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1991)
Celtic History & Archaeology
*Cunliffe, Barry W., The Ancient Celts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997)
*Danaher, Kevin, The Year in Ireland (Irish Books & Media, 1994)
*Green, Miranda, The World of the Druids (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1997)
*James, Simon, The World of the Celts (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1993)
Celtic Mythology (studies)
*Green, Miranda, Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1992)
*Rees, Alwyn and Brinley, Celtic Heritage (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1994)
*Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise, Gods and Heroes of the Celts, tr. by Myles Dillon (Berkeley: Turtle Island Books, 1994)
Celtic Mythology (texts)
*Ancient Irish Tales, ed. by Tom P. Cross and Clark Harris Slover (Totowa NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1996)
*Early Irish Myths and Sagas, tr. by Jeffrey Gantz (NY: Penguin, 1986)
*The Mabinogion, tr. by Jeffrey Gantz (Viking, 1976)
*The Táin, tr. by Thomas Kinsella (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983)
Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism
*Kondratiev, Alexei, The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual (Cork: Collins Press, 1998)
*Laurie, Erynn Rowan, A Circle of Stones (Chicago: Eschaton, 1995)
2007-10-09 06:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm Heathen but I have do have a few Celtic Reconstructionist on my contacts who should see this.
2007-10-09 03:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Isaac Bonewits.
2007-10-09 06:24:43 · answer #5 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you what NOT to read...
Anything by Llewellyn.
If it's published by Llewellyn and/or written by Silver Ravenwolf... Only pick it up for pure entertainment value.
2007-10-09 08:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ravens gave you an excellent list. =)
2007-10-09 04:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to catholic church - they still know a lot about paganism
2007-10-09 03:56:55 · answer #8 · answered by Suzi♥Squirrel 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋