Celtic women : in legend, myth, and history / Lyn Webster Wilde ; colour illustrations by Courtney Davis.
By: Wilde, Lyn Webster
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BookPublisher: London : New York : Blandford ; Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co, 1997Description: 176 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0713725524.Subject(s): Women, Celtic -- History | Women, Celtic -- Folklore | Civilization, Celtic | Mythology, CelticDDC classification: 305.488916 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.488916 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015259 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Step back into a world of goddesses, priestesses, poets, and prophets, and relive the adventures of Boudicca, Queen Maeve, the beautiful Deirdre, and wise Arianrhod. This is the legendary world of Celtic women warriors, witches, and wise sages, a world that idealized pride and strength and glamour, and told tales of societies where women took authority, had status, and commanded respect. But how closely did the lives of real mothers, daughters, and wives match the world of myth? The truth involves rituals in which older women were beheaded and buried in mass graves, as well as practices of burying women alive who bore children out of wedlock, along with their newborns and lovers. Through a gallery of beautiful paintings and a careful exposition of both history and literature, you'll find both the tales and the truth.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
The celts - an introduction -- The everyday life of a celtic woman -- Sex, love and motherhood -- The golden age of the mother goddess - did it ever exist? -- Priestesses, poets and prophets - guardians of inner space -- Queens of two worlds -- Warriors, witches and wise women -- Muses and myth-makers - the distaff or the broomstick? -- The land of women.