Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions

by James Bonwick

Book Overview

The Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the ancient religious practices of the Celtic people of Ireland. Written by James Bonwick, a renowned... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760716005
• ISBN13: 9780760716007
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Classic without "Thought Police" Censoring

Contrary to the other "reviewer", this is a classic reprinted annually with the originals worth as much as a nice flat screen for a reason. The book has always stirred controversy because it doesn't kow tow to the "correct view" of those who want to believe that everything before Christianity was barbarism. At the time it was originally published in 1894, this book was literally revolutionary. Keep in mind, the belief of the time was that the Irish were less than human and this book showed that they had been civilized with laws, music, history, and science long before the forced conversion which included the murdering of almost all of the Druid priests. Check out Wikipedia and other sources for more information on James Bonwick (who was very much a religous Christian btw) and the Druids. And, read it for yourself - it is an easy read if you relax about things like the Scottish being called the Scotch and just go with the flow of the book.