Everyday Life Of The Pagan Celts
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Long before the Roman legions marched across Britain, a fierce and vibrant civilisation thrived across the European continent and the British Isles — the Pagan Celts — and Everyday Life of the Pagan Celts by Anne Ross is the definitive window into their world. Ross, a foremost authority on Celtic culture and religion, chronicles the rituals, beliefs, social structures, and material culture of these Iron Age peoples with remarkable depth and scholarly precision, bringing to life a society that has long been shrouded in myth and misrepresentation. Drawing on archaeology, classical sources, and her own extensive research, Ross presents a richly textured portrait of Celtic society — from the sacred groves of the Druids to the warrior aristocracy, from their elaborate art to their animistic spirituality. Illustrated with drawings by R. W. Feachem, the book anchors abstract history in vivid, visual detail. For anyone captivated by the pre-Roman world, this volume poses an irresistible question: how much of the Celtic spirit, untamed and ancient, still echoes in the landscapes we inhabit today?
Author: Anne Ross
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Long before the Roman legions marched across Britain, a fierce and vibrant civilisation thrived across the European continent and the British Isles — the Pagan Celts — and Everyday Life of the Pagan Celts by Anne Ross is the definitive window into their world. Ross, a foremost authority on Celtic culture and religion, chronicles the rituals, beliefs, social structures, and material culture of these Iron Age peoples with remarkable depth and scholarly precision, bringing to life a society that has long been shrouded in myth and misrepresentation. Drawing on archaeology, classical sources, and her own extensive research, Ross presents a richly textured portrait of Celtic society — from the sacred groves of the Druids to the warrior aristocracy, from their elaborate art to their animistic spirituality. Illustrated with drawings by R. W. Feachem, the book anchors abstract history in vivid, visual detail. For anyone captivated by the pre-Roman world, this volume poses an irresistible question: how much of the Celtic spirit, untamed and ancient, still echoes in the landscapes we inhabit today?