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200 10$aAnimals in Celtic life and myth /$fMiranda Green
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1998
215   $a1 online resource (304 p.)
300   $a"First published in paperback 1998"--T.p. verso.
311   $a0-415-05030-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
327   $aBook 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; Index
330   $aAnimals 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, consi
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606   $aCelts$xHunting
606   $aCelts$vFolklore
606   $aAnimals, Mythical
606   $aAnimals, Mythical, in art
606   $aMythology, Celtic
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615  0$aAnimals, Mythical, in art.
615  0$aMythology, Celtic.
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