Angels And Goddesses: Celtic Christianity & Paganism in Ancient Britain

By Michael Howard

Traces the history & development of Celtic Paganism & Christianity specifically in Wales, but also in relation to the rest of the British Isles including Ireland, from the Iron Age to the present. A study of the transition between the pagan religions & Christianity & how the early Church, in the Celtic countries struggled with & later absorbed the earlier forms of spirituality, clearly seen in the development of Celtic Christianity when pagan & Christian beliefs co-existed, albeit in an uneasy & sometimes violent relationship. Also covers how the Roman Catholic version of Christianity arrived in England at the end of the 6th century & its affect on the Celtic Church; how Celtic Christianity was suppressed & the effect this was to have on the history & theology of the Church in the Middle Ages. The influence of Celtic Christianity on the Arthurian legends & the Grail romances is explored, as is the resurgence of interest in Celtic Christianity today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1898307032
• ISBN13: 9781898307037
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Capall Bann Pub
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.8"