Modern Druidism

An Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7314-1
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 418 g

This introduction to modern Druidism provides a comprehensive overview of today’s Pagan religion and philosophy, whose roots go back to the Celtic tribal societies of ancient Britain and Ireland. The author covers Druidism’s mythology, history and important figures and its beliefs and moral system, and describes practices, rituals and ceremonies. A gazetteer of important sacred sites in Europe and America is included, along with information about modern Druid groups and organizations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byghan, Yowann

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Alteuropäische Religionen: Kelten, Germanen, Slawen, Balten

Über Autor(innen)

Yowann Byghan is an author, poet and playwright who has been a practising Druid for more than fifty years. He is a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, and speaks fluent Cornish. His knowledge of Scottish Gàidhlig, Irish Gaeilge and Welsh, as well as Latin, has allowed him to research source texts in the original languages as well as in translation. He lives on a small island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland.