Project Gutenberg 2005-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 1065 MacCulloch, J. A. (John Arnott) 1868 1950 MacCulloch, John Arnott The Religion of the Ancient Celts Produced by Ted Garvin, David King, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" by J. A. MacCulloch is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically in the decade of the 1910s. The book delves into the complex and often obscure aspects of ancient Celtic religion, exploring its various beliefs, practices, and the scant historical records left behind by the Celts themselves. MacCulloch aims to synthesize available knowledge, anthropological insights, and folk traditions in order to reconstruct the spirituality of the Celtic people, who have profoundly influenced modern religious thought. The opening portion of the text sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Celtic religion by acknowledging the challenges historians face in studying a largely unwritten belief system. MacCulloch discusses the limited material available, including classical observations, archaeological artifacts, and later Irish and Welsh texts, which can offer only fragmentary insights. He posits that the ancient Celts were seekers of the divine, inherently linked to nature, and notes the role of the Druids in shaping their spiritual landscape. The narrative aims to shed light on the Celts' diverse pantheon of gods, the evolution of their religious practices, and the enduring influence of their spirituality on subsequent cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Celts -- Religion Mythology, Celtic BL Text Paganism Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1280557 2025-08-06T10:49:28.288362 text/html 1222161 2024-10-28T21:42:35 text/html 473118 2025-08-06T10:49:53.436209 application/epub+zip 487610 2025-08-06T10:49:34.334349 application/epub+zip 475057 2025-08-06T10:49:31.460368 application/epub+zip 980546 2025-08-06T10:50:05.055186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 974070 2025-08-06T10:49:50.805213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938161 2022-09-07T17:43:00.295175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 812749 2025-08-06T10:49:23.643900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 792995 2024-10-28T21:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17005 2025-08-06T10:50:05.233143 application/rdf+xml 13596 2025-08-06T10:49:32.240305 image/jpeg 3377 2025-08-06T10:49:31.855313 image/jpeg 442820 2025-08-06T10:49:28.365328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia