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Fiery Shapes

By Mark Williams

Fiery Shapes

By Mark Williams

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The presentation of the magical and mantic in Celtic literature has persistently been dogged by misunderstanding and over-romanticized readings. Among the misconceptions about the ancient and medieval Celtic peoples, the notion of a specifically 'Celtic' astrology remains widespread in the popular mind. This study aims to counter such myth-making, and to demonstrate how a number Irish and Welsh literary writers in the medieval and Early Modern period conceived of portents in the heavens - comets, blood-coloured moons, darkened suns - and what they knew of the complex art of astrology.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
250
Release Date:
2010-11-05
Publication Date:
2010-08-26
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199571848
ISBN13:
9780199571840
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
543 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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