Author: Joules Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785557597104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presenting more than 50 Celtic symbols, this magical volume illuminates Celtic wisdom, bringing the essence of Celtic beliefs into everyday living. Illustrated with beautiful artefacts and enchanting artworks by Emma Garner.
The Book of Celtic Symbols
Author: Joules Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785557597104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presenting more than 50 Celtic symbols, this magical volume illuminates Celtic wisdom, bringing the essence of Celtic beliefs into everyday living. Illustrated with beautiful artefacts and enchanting artworks by Emma Garner.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785557597104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Presenting more than 50 Celtic symbols, this magical volume illuminates Celtic wisdom, bringing the essence of Celtic beliefs into everyday living. Illustrated with beautiful artefacts and enchanting artworks by Emma Garner.
Celtic Symbols
Author: Sabine Heinz
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402746245
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
What is it about the arts of the ancient Celts that make them so fascinating for todays fashions and jewellery, graphic design and even architecture? Its as though their ancient magical powers still cast a spell over us. Its easy to see why, when you become familiar with the stories and the representations of the 50 most important symbol groupings. Illustrated texts reveal dozens of cultic figures featured in ancient Celtic rituals, including wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish, trees and flowers, numbers, spirals, crosses, circles and many other designs. Each spread depicts the qualities and values they symbolise, with examples of characters and stories from ancient myths that can be incorporated into modern-day designs.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402746245
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
What is it about the arts of the ancient Celts that make them so fascinating for todays fashions and jewellery, graphic design and even architecture? Its as though their ancient magical powers still cast a spell over us. Its easy to see why, when you become familiar with the stories and the representations of the 50 most important symbol groupings. Illustrated texts reveal dozens of cultic figures featured in ancient Celtic rituals, including wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish, trees and flowers, numbers, spirals, crosses, circles and many other designs. Each spread depicts the qualities and values they symbolise, with examples of characters and stories from ancient myths that can be incorporated into modern-day designs.
Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art
Author: Miranda Green
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134893930
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Radical new interpretation of Celts and their way of life
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134893930
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Radical new interpretation of Celts and their way of life
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe
Author: Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719025792
Category : Celts
Languages : fr
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719025792
Category : Celts
Languages : fr
Pages : 296
Book Description
Irish Symbols of 3500 BC
Author: Neil L. Thomas
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780853428565
Category : Boyne River Valley (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The riddle of the inscriptions at Newgrange, Knowth and other equally ancient Irish sites in the Boyne valley has been partly deciphered at last.
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780853428565
Category : Boyne River Valley (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The riddle of the inscriptions at Newgrange, Knowth and other equally ancient Irish sites in the Boyne valley has been partly deciphered at last.
Symbolism of the Celtic Cross
Author: Derek Bryce
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1609256549
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A guide to the basic symbolism of the Celtic Cross, featuring rare illustrations. Did you know that the basic symbolism of the cross is that of the world axis, or the link between Heaven and Earth? Or that the main feature of the ornamented Celtic Cross, the wheel cross, is not derived from the crucifixion, but from a more ancient symbol the Chi-Rho monogram, which is the name of Christ in the Greek alphabet? In Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the essential symbolism of the axis mundi from standing stones and market crosses (at crossroads and not always “crosses” in form) to the inscribed slabs and freestanding crosses of the Celtic-Christian era. He includes rare illustrations of ornamental Celtic Crosses from such places as Brittany, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Ireland, and Cornwall. Bryce explores esoteric aspects of the symbolism, alchemy, and the wisdom of Hermes.
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1609256549
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A guide to the basic symbolism of the Celtic Cross, featuring rare illustrations. Did you know that the basic symbolism of the cross is that of the world axis, or the link between Heaven and Earth? Or that the main feature of the ornamented Celtic Cross, the wheel cross, is not derived from the crucifixion, but from a more ancient symbol the Chi-Rho monogram, which is the name of Christ in the Greek alphabet? In Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the essential symbolism of the axis mundi from standing stones and market crosses (at crossroads and not always “crosses” in form) to the inscribed slabs and freestanding crosses of the Celtic-Christian era. He includes rare illustrations of ornamental Celtic Crosses from such places as Brittany, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Ireland, and Cornwall. Bryce explores esoteric aspects of the symbolism, alchemy, and the wisdom of Hermes.
Ancient Celtic Symbols and Their Meanings
Author: D. Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781794874107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celtic symbols were created by the Celts, a race of tribes, who lived in settlements across Europe, from Ireland to Turkey, notably during the Iron Age. Evidence of their culture reaches back further than 1200 BC. These people were thought to have a common language and shared systems of belief, despite living far and wide and they are believed to have been both traders and warriors. While they did not initially have a written language, they did create metal and stone work with patterns that are recognisable today as Celtic symbols. These shapes and patterns have been influenced by different religions, beliefs and cultures ever since, such as Druids and Christians. As a result, when we look at the symbols, there are often more than one variation of the same symbol, and similarly, often more than one meaning attached to it. This book is perfect for people new to the subject of Celtic symbology, with illustrations, relevant meanings and descriptions of the many myths and legends attached to them.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781794874107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celtic symbols were created by the Celts, a race of tribes, who lived in settlements across Europe, from Ireland to Turkey, notably during the Iron Age. Evidence of their culture reaches back further than 1200 BC. These people were thought to have a common language and shared systems of belief, despite living far and wide and they are believed to have been both traders and warriors. While they did not initially have a written language, they did create metal and stone work with patterns that are recognisable today as Celtic symbols. These shapes and patterns have been influenced by different religions, beliefs and cultures ever since, such as Druids and Christians. As a result, when we look at the symbols, there are often more than one variation of the same symbol, and similarly, often more than one meaning attached to it. This book is perfect for people new to the subject of Celtic symbology, with illustrations, relevant meanings and descriptions of the many myths and legends attached to them.
Animals in Celtic Life and Myth
Author: Miranda Green
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134665326
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Animals 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, considered by the Celts as worthy of respect and admiration.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134665326
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Animals 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, considered by the Celts as worthy of respect and admiration.
New Directions in Celtic Studies
Author: Amy Hale
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
ISBN: 9780859895873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
These ten essays by scholars from a number of disciplines, are part of a major research project that investigates the notion of the Celts and suggests new directions for future study. The essays discuss Celtic music, representation of Celts in film and TV, folklore, spirituality, festivals, education and tourism.
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
ISBN: 9780859895873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
These ten essays by scholars from a number of disciplines, are part of a major research project that investigates the notion of the Celts and suggests new directions for future study. The essays discuss Celtic music, representation of Celts in film and TV, folklore, spirituality, festivals, education and tourism.
Celtic Myth and Religion
Author: Sharon Paice MacLeod
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487038
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary literature, and early modern accounts of folk healers and seers. New translations of poems, prayers, inscriptions and songs from the early period (Gaulish, Old Irish and Middle Welsh) as well as the folklore tradition (Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Manx) complement the text. Information of this kind has never before been collected as a compendium of the indigenous wisdom of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose traditions have endured in various forms for almost three thousand years.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487038
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary literature, and early modern accounts of folk healers and seers. New translations of poems, prayers, inscriptions and songs from the early period (Gaulish, Old Irish and Middle Welsh) as well as the folklore tradition (Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Manx) complement the text. Information of this kind has never before been collected as a compendium of the indigenous wisdom of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose traditions have endured in various forms for almost three thousand years.