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The gods of the Celts

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A. Sutton, 1986 - History - 257 pages
This fully illustrated sourcebook covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celts.

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A scholarly review of the archeological finds and survey of some historians opinions of the finds. I would recommend the book to those trained to read that genre only. One caution, sensitive readers like myself will find some of the human sacrifice grave finds very disturbing. Read full review

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Contents

NotesReferences
226
Bibliography
236
Index
250
Copyright

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TitleThe gods of the Celts
AuthorMiranda Jane Aldhouse-Green
Editionillustrated
PublisherA. Sutton, 1986
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized22 Jan 2010
ISBN0389206725, 9780389206729
Length257 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Celtic
Gods, Celtic
History / Europe / Great Britain
History / Europe / Western
Mythology, Celtic
  
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