LEADER 03020nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910974856803321 005 20250304161402.0 010 $a9780203023563 010 $a0203023560 010 $a9780203272725 010 $a0203272722 010 $a9781134665310 010 $a1134665318 010 $a9781280333668 010 $a1280333669 010 $a9781134665327 010 $a1134665326 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247791 035 $a(EBL)168800 035 $a(OCoLC)76898522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000288843 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12097109 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288843 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10382992 035 $a(PQKB)11526701 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC168800 035 $a(PPN)183034864 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247791 100 $a19981020d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAnimals in Celtic life and myth /$fMiranda Green 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $a"First published in paperback 1998"--T.p. verso. 311 08$a9780415050302 311 08$a0415050308 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 606 $aCelts$xDomestic animals 606 $aCelts$xHunting 606 $aCelts$vFolklore 606 $aAnimals, Mythical 606 $aAnimals, Mythical, in art 606 $aMythology, Celtic 615 0$aCelts$xDomestic animals. 615 0$aCelts$xHunting. 615 0$aCelts 615 0$aAnimals, Mythical. 615 0$aAnimals, Mythical, in art. 615 0$aMythology, Celtic. 676 $a398.24 676 $a398.245 700 $aAldhouse-Green$b Miranda J$g(Miranda Jane)$0156170 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974856803321 996 $aAnimals in celtic life and myth$9469747 997 $aUNINA