Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415185882
• ISBN13: 9780415185882
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"