This meticulously edited collection present the mythology, religion, history and the legacy of Celts.
Contents:
Introduction:
Earliest References
Golden Age of the Celts
Alliances with the Greeks
The Era of Alexander the Great
The Sack of Rome
Celtic Place-names in Europe
Early Celtic Art
Celts and Germans
Downfall of the Celtic Empire
Unique Historical Position of Ireland
The Celtic Character
Cæsar's Account
Strabo on the Celts
Polybius
Diodorus
Ammianus Marcellinus
What Europe Owes to the Celt
Religion:
The Religion of the Celts
The Gods of Gaul and the Continental Celts
The Irish Mythological Cycle
The Tuatha dé Danann
The Gods of the Brythons
The Cúchulainn Cycle
The Fionn Saga
Gods and Men
The Cult of the Dead
Primitive Nature Worship
River and Well Worship
Tree and Plant Worship
Animal Worship
Cosmogony
Sacrifice, Prayer, and Divination
Tabu
Festivals
Accessories of Cult
The Druids
Magic
The State of the Dead
Rebirth and Transmigration
Elysium
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
Myths:
Mythic Powers of the Gods
Myths of Origins
The Irish Invasion Myths
The Early Milesian Kings
Tales of the Ultonian Cycle
Tales of the Ossianic Cycle
The Voyage of Maeldūn
Myths and Tales of the Cymry
The Mabinogion