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Autore |
Aldhouse-Green Miranda J (Miranda Jane) |
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Titolo |
Caesar's Druids [[electronic resource] ] : story of an ancient priesthood / / Miranda Aldhouse-Green |
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 338 p.) ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Druids and druidism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 The Moon and the Mistletoe IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT DRUIDS -- CHAPTER 2 Noble Savages and Barbarous Enemies -- CHAPTER 3 Priests and Power -- CHAPTER 4 Blood, Thunder and Precious Gifts THE DRUIDS AND SACRIFICE -- CHAPTER 5 Druids, Oracles and Shamans -- CHAPTER 6 The Time Lords: Calendars, Festivals and Sacred Knowledge -- CHAPTER 7 Holy Ground SANCTUARIES AND SACRED LANDSCAPES -- CHAPTER 8 The Druids' Toolkit REGALIA AND RITUAL EQUIPMENT -- CHAPTER 9 Druids and Doctrine EARTH, SPIRIT AND UNDERWORLD -- CHAPTER 10 Images and Tombs DRUIDS FACE TO FACE? -- CHAPTER 11 Gender Matters DRUIDS, DRUIDESSES AND GENDER-CROSSERS -- CHAPTER 12 Druids Underground REBELLION, RESISTANCE AND REVITALISATION IN THE WESTERN ROMAN PROVINCES -- Epilogue: Druid Afterlife -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ancient chroniclers, including Julius Caesar himself, made the Druids and their sacred rituals infamous throughout the Western world. But in fact, as Miranda Aldhouse-Green shows in this fascinating book, the Druids' day-to-day lives were far less lurid and much more significant. Exploring the various roles that Druids played in British and Gallic society during the first centuries B.C. and A.D.-not just as priests but as judges, healers, scientists, and power brokers-Aldhouse-Green argues that they were a highly complex, intellectual, and sophisticated |
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group whose influence transcended religion and reached into the realms of secular power and politics. With deep analysis, fresh interpretations, and critical discussions, she gives the Druids a voice that resonates in our own time. |
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