Author: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78274-166-4 (Hardcover)
Pages: 224 including bibliography, index, maps, and pictures (black and white and coloured)
Synopsis:
“They cut off the heads of enemies slain in battle and attach them to the necks of their horses… They embalm the heads… [and]… display them with pride to strangers.” – Diodorus Siculus.
Full Title: Irish Paganism – Reconstructing Irish Polytheism (Part of the Pagan Portals series)
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: Moon Books
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78535-145-7
Pages: 89 including Appendix A – Pronunciation Guide, Appendix B – Recommended reading for Irish Polytheists, Appendix C- Myth titles in both languages, bibliography and endnotes.
Synopsis: Irish Reconstructionist Polytheism is an often misunderstood path, but it is one with great richness and depth for those who follow it. This short introductory book touches on the basic beliefs and practices of Irish Polytheism as well as other important topics for people interested in practicing the religion using a Reconstructionist methodology or who would just like to know more about it.
So I have two announcements today.
1. The submission door for the next issue of Air n-Aithesc is still open and if you are thinking of submitting please do. Here are the submission Guidelines and the door closes on December 31, 2015.
2. I’m putting together a prayer book for CR and CR minded people so if you have a prayer that is your own work and you’d like to see it published please consider submitting them. Here are the guidelines and the doors close on January 31, 2016:
Finally decided to have a Facebook page for my blog so here is the address for those interested.
https://www.facebook.com/celticscholar
Today I wanted to share with you the work of someone I really respect when it comes to the Warrior path or The MorrÍgan. This someone is Saigh Kym Lambert, and her blog is called …
Full Title: Celtic Britain and Ireland 200 AD to 800 AD – The Myth of the Dark Ages
Authors: Lloyd and Jennifer Laing
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Review: …
I have two calls of submission for you today. The first one is for a book called An Leabhar Urnaí. This second one is for the next issue of Air n-Aithesc.
My hope is that you guys will be interested in submitting for both! Details can be found by clicking the link below.
Title: The Rise of the Celts (The History of Civilisation Series)
Review: This book talked about the history of the Celts, starting from the origins up to the Hallstatt period. It also gave ….
Title: The Greatness and Decline of the Celts (The History of Civilisation Series)
Review: This is part two of the series on the Celts. The book picks up where it left off from the previous one and takes us up until the decline of the Celts after the Roman conquests.
So would I recommend these books?
Full Title: The Philosopher and the Druid – A Journey among the ancient Celts
Author: Philip Freeman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2006
Pages: 221 including an index, notes and suggested readings, a pronunciation guide, a glossary of Gaulish words, a timeline and some black and white pictures.
Synopsis:
Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world.
Full Title: The Treasure of the Tuatha Dé Danann: A Pocket Book of Irish Myths
Author: Morgan Daimler
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 121 including a bibliography
Synopsis: This dual language pocket book represents a collection of new translations of several Irish myths. Each story is first presented in the original Old Irish and then in English so that a reader can experience the story as it existed in the original before reading a new translation. Many of the existing translations are around a hundred years old, and often either exclude material or else skew the retelling to fit the mores of a more Victorian audience. The translations included here in stories including Angus’s Dream to the Taking of the Sidhe are an attempt to find a balance between a more literal translation that is still enjoyable to an English speaking audience. All material focuses on the stories of the Irish Gods, the Tuatha De Danann.