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Celtic Mysteries (Art and Imagination)
John Sharkey
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Description for Celtic Mysteries (Art and Imagination)
Paperback. Offers insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. In this book, the author explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods and monuments, heroic tales and pagan rituals, and the enduring imaginative power of their art and lore. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 117 illustrations, 42 in colour. BIC Classification: AGR; HRKP2; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
This new and completely redesigned edition offers a vivid and evocative insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. Sharkey explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods and monuments, heroic tales and pagan rituals, and the enduring imaginative power of their art and lore. Their epic mythmaking and sinuous art conjure a world of strange transformations and liminal states, moving freely between life and death, light and dark, mortal and divine. The latter part of the book comprises eleven richly illustrated ‘Themes’ sections: illuminating groupings of ancient art that complement the main text.
This new and completely redesigned edition offers a vivid and evocative insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. Sharkey explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods and monuments, heroic tales and pagan rituals, and the enduring imaginative power of their art and lore. Their epic mythmaking and sinuous art conjure a world of strange transformations and liminal states, moving freely between life and death, light and dark, mortal and divine. The latter part of the book comprises eleven richly illustrated ‘Themes’ sections: illuminating groupings of ancient art that complement the main text.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Art & Imagination
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500810569
SKU
9780500810569
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About John Sharkey
John Sharkey was an author, artist and researcher into Celtic ancient history, spirituality and archaeology. Among his numerous other books are The Meeting of the Tracks: Rock Art in Ancient Wales and The Medicine Tree: Traditional Healing in Wales from Prehistory to the Present.
Reviews for Celtic Mysteries (Art and Imagination)
'Well laid out, with many lavish colour and black and white photographs' - Northern Earth