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Caesar´s Druids: An Ancient Priesthood
Miranda Aldhouse-Green
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Description for Caesar´s Druids: An Ancient Priesthood
hardcover. Exploring the various roles that Druids played in British and Gallic society during the first centuries BC and AD, the author argues that they were a highly complex, intellectual, and sophisticated group whose influence transcended religion and reached into the realms of secular power and politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRQX; VXWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 796.
Ancient chroniclers, including Julius Caesar himself, made the Druids and their sacred rituals infamous throughout the Western world. But in fact, as Miranda Aldhouse-Green shows in this fascinating book, the Druids’ day-to-day lives were far less lurid and much more significant. Exploring the various roles that Druids played in British and Gallic society during the first centuries B.C. and A.D.—not just as priests but as judges, healers, scientists, and power brokers—Aldhouse-Green argues that they were a highly complex, intellectual, and sophisticated group whose influence transcended religion and reached into the realms of secular power and politics. With deep analysis, fresh ... Read more
Ancient chroniclers, including Julius Caesar himself, made the Druids and their sacred rituals infamous throughout the Western world. But in fact, as Miranda Aldhouse-Green shows in this fascinating book, the Druids’ day-to-day lives were far less lurid and much more significant. Exploring the various roles that Druids played in British and Gallic society during the first centuries B.C. and A.D.—not just as priests but as judges, healers, scientists, and power brokers—Aldhouse-Green argues that they were a highly complex, intellectual, and sophisticated group whose influence transcended religion and reached into the realms of secular power and politics. With deep analysis, fresh ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300124422
SKU
9780300124422
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About Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Miranda Aldhouse-Green is professor of archaeology, Cardiff University. A world expert on Druids, her publications include Exploring the World of the Druids, Dying for the Gods, The Celtic World, and Boudica Britannia.
Reviews for Caesar´s Druids: An Ancient Priesthood
"'With Caesar's Druids, Miranda Aldhouse-Green supersedes every other volume on this elusive and nettlesome subject' James MacKillop, author of Dictionary of Celtic Mythology"