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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462765603321

Titolo

Mysticism, myth and Celtic identity / / edited by Marion Gibson, Shelley Trower and Garry Tregidga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-16569-X

0-203-08018-1

1-283-86089-9

1-136-16576-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

GibsonMarion <1970->

TregidgaGarry

TrowerShelley <1975->

Disciplina

820

Soggetti

British literature - History and criticism

Mysticism in literature

Celts

Literature and myth - Great Britain

Druids and druidism in literature

Language and culture - Great Britain

Celts in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Prehistory and paganism -- pt. II. Gothic, romance and landscape -- pt. III. Memory, myth and politics.

Sommario/riassunto

Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building on notions of invented tradition and myths of the nation, it looks at the power of narrative and fiction to shape identity, with particular reference to the British and Celtic contexts. The authors consider how aspects of the past are reinterpreted or reimagined in a variety of ways to give coherence to desired national groupings, or groups aspiring to nationhood and its 'defence'.