03404nam 22008653u 450 991082885690332120221206212903.00-203-02356-00-203-27272-21-134-66531-81-280-33366-91-134-66532-6(CKB)1000000000247791(EBL)168800(OCoLC)76898522(SSID)ssj0000288843(PQKBManifestationID)12097109(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288843(PQKBWorkID)10382992(PQKB)11526701(MiAaPQ)EBC168800(PPN)183034864(EXLCZ)99100000000024779120130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnimals in Celtic life and myth[electronic resource]Hoboken Taylor and Francis20021 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-05030-8 Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE CELTS; FOOD AND FARMING: ANIMALS IN THE CELTIC ECONOMY; PREY AND PREDATOR: THE CELTIC HUNTER; ANIMALS AT WAR; SACRIFICE AND RITUAL; THE ARTIST'S MENAGERIE; ANIMALS IN THE EARLIEST CELTIC STORIES; GOD AND BEAST; CHANGING ATTITUDES TO THE ANIMAL WORLD; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAnimals played a crucial role in many aspects of Celtic life: in the economy, hunting, warfare, art, literature and religion. Such was their importance to this society, that an intimate relationship between humans and animals developed, in which the Celts believed many animals to have divine powers. In Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Miranda Green draws on evidence from early Celtic documents, archaeology and iconography to consider the manner in which animals formed the basis of elaborate rituals and beliefs. She reveals that animals were endowed with an extremely high status, consiAnimals, Mythical, in artAnimals, MythicalCeltsCelts - Domestic animalsMythology, CelticCeltsDomestic animalsCeltsHuntingCeltsFolkloreAnimals, MythicalAnimals, Mythical, in artMythology, CelticGender & Ethnic StudiesHILCCEthnic & Race StudiesHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCAnimals, Mythical, in art.Animals, Mythical.Celts.Celts - Domestic animals.Mythology, Celtic.CeltsDomestic animalsCeltsHuntingCeltsFolkloreAnimals, MythicalAnimals, Mythical, in artMythology, CelticGender & Ethnic StudiesEthnic & Race StudiesSocial Sciences398.24398.245Green Miranda156170Aldhouse-Green Miranda JAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910828856903321Animals in celtic life and myth469747UNINA