LEADER 03444nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910452838903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-16588-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300165883 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104997 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168163 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720137 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11479667 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720137 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10660790 035 $a(PQKB)10095162 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157771 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420946 035 $a(DE-B1597)486104 035 $a(OCoLC)808346501 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300165883 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420946 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579345 035 $a(OCoLC)923600269 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104997 100 $a20090702d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCaesar's Druids$b[electronic resource] $estory of an ancient priesthood /$fMiranda Aldhouse-Green 210 $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 338 p.) ) $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-12442-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tFigures -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tPreface -- $tCHAPTER 1 The Moon and the Mistletoe IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT DRUIDS -- $tCHAPTER 2 Noble Savages and Barbarous Enemies -- $tCHAPTER 3 Priests and Power -- $tCHAPTER 4 Blood, Thunder and Precious Gifts THE DRUIDS AND SACRIFICE -- $tCHAPTER 5 Druids, Oracles and Shamans -- $tCHAPTER 6 The Time Lords: Calendars, Festivals and Sacred Knowledge -- $tCHAPTER 7 Holy Ground SANCTUARIES AND SACRED LANDSCAPES -- $tCHAPTER 8 The Druids' Toolkit REGALIA AND RITUAL EQUIPMENT -- $tCHAPTER 9 Druids and Doctrine EARTH, SPIRIT AND UNDERWORLD -- $tCHAPTER 10 Images and Tombs DRUIDS FACE TO FACE? -- $tCHAPTER 11 Gender Matters DRUIDS, DRUIDESSES AND GENDER-CROSSERS -- $tCHAPTER 12 Druids Underground REBELLION, RESISTANCE AND REVITALISATION IN THE WESTERN ROMAN PROVINCES -- $tEpilogue: Druid Afterlife -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aAncient 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 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. 606 $aDruids and druidism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDruids and druidism. 676 $a299/.16161 700 $aAldhouse-Green$b Miranda J$g(Miranda Jane)$0156170 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452838903321 996 $aCaesar's Druids$92471598 997 $aUNINA