Newsgroups: alt.mythology From: cpshelle@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (cameron shelley) Subject: Re: Celtic Mythology Message-ID: Organization: University of Waterloo References: Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1992 19:28:05 GMT Lines: 867 >Can anyone out there recommend any good books on Celtic mythology >and/or Druids. Also, can someone list the major dieties and their >functions. Here's the bibliography I keep. Hopefully, some of these will be helpful. ----8<------------------------------------------------------------ author : title : Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain : publisher: Reader's Digest (1973) 1977 isbn : call_no : GR 141.F65 keys : myth celtic comments : Thin, but fun. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Arbois de Jubainville, Henry d'. title : The Irish Mythological Cycle and Celtic Mythology : publisher: Lemma Publishing (1903) 1970 isbn : 0-876-96006-9 call_no : BL 980.I7A7 keys : myth celtic comments : He did not do anything badly; this is a translation of part : of his big French work. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Caldecott, Moyra title : Women in Celtic Myth : publisher: Arrow Books 1988 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Carney, J. title : Studies in Irish Literature and History : publisher: Dublin 1955 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : This was, like O'Rahilly, controversial when it came out. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Chadwick, Nora title : The Celts : publisher: Penguin Books 1971 isbn : 0-140-21211-6 call_no : D 70.C47 keys : myth religion celtic comments : considered a reliable celtic history, with chapters on origins, : art, religion, and mythology : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Chadwick, Nora title : The Druids : publisher: Wales U. Press 1966 isbn : call_no : keys : religion celtic comments : Norah produced alot of books on the subject. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Chadwick, Nora and Dillon, Myles title : The Celtic Realms : publisher: Widenfeld and Nicolson (1967) 1972 isbn : call_no : D 70.D48 keys : myth celtic comments : Could anything by Nora Chadwick and Myles Dillon be bad? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Chaplin, Dorothea title : Matter, Myth, and Spirit, or Keltic and Hindu Links : publisher: Rider & Co. 1935 isbn : call_no : BL 310.C4 keys : myth religion celtic comments : For the "linkers" among us. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Cousin, James H. title : Irish Mythology : publisher: Gordon, n.d. [old] isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : old? is it available? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Cunliffe, Barry. title : The Celtic World : publisher: McGraw-Hill isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : Great, even for the pictures. Expensive. Coffee table book. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Curtin, Jeremiah title : Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland : publisher: Dover 1975 isbn : call_no : keys : myth folklore celtic comments : I couldn't find this one, but he has others... : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Delaney, Frank title : The Celts : publisher: Grafton Books 1989 isbn : call_no : keys : celtic comments : (The book of the TV series.) : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Dillon, Myles title : Early Irish Literature : publisher: University of Chicago Press 1948 isbn : call_no : PB 1327.D5 keys : myth celtic comments : Myles had a whole series of good books. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Dottin, Georges title : The Celts : publisher: Minerva Editions 1977 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : Outstanding. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Filip, Jan title : Celtic Civilization and its Heritage : publisher: Czech Academy of Sciences 1976 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : Scholarly and dry. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Fitzpatrick, Jim title : The Book of Conquests : publisher: Dutton 1977 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Gantz, J. (translator) title : The Mabinogion : publisher: Penguin Books (1976) 1982 isbn : 0-140-44322-3 call_no : PB 2363.M2G35x keys : myth celtic comments : an excellent translation. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Gantz, Jeffrey (translator) title : Early Irish Myths and Saga : publisher: Penguin Books 1981 isbn : 0-140-44397-5 (pbk.) call_no : PB 1421.E27 keys : myth celtic comments : translated with an introduction and notes. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Ghuffyd, W. J. title : Folklore and Myth in the Mabinogion : publisher: Folcroft 1958 isbn : call_no : keys : myth folklore celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Green, M. J. title : The gods of the Celts : publisher: Barnes & Noble 1986 isbn : 0-389-20672-5 call_no : BL 900.G74 keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Guest, Lady Charlotte (translator) title : The Mabinogian: From the Welsh of the Llyfr Coch o hergest : [The Red Book of Hergest] publisher: John Jones (1877) 1977 (facsimile edition) isbn : 0-902-37534-2 call_no : PB 2363.M2G8 keys : myth celtic comments : translated with notes. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Hamel, A. G. van. title : Aspects of Celtic Mythology : publisher: British Academy 1934 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : is this currently available? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Henderson, George (translator) title : The Celtic Dragon Myth : publisher: Lemma Publishing (1911) 1973 isbn : 0-876-96039-5 call_no : GR 137.C3 keys : myth celtic comments : Includes Fraoch in Gaelic from the Book of the Dean of Lismore : and fragments of Celtic dragon mythology recited in Gaelic by : native speakers. : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Herm, Gerhard title : The Celts : publisher: St. Martin's 1977 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : is this a translation of "Die Kelten : das Volk, das aus d. Dunkel : kam"? : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Kavanagh, Peter. title : Irish Mythology : publisher: Kavanagh, n.d. [old] isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : old? Is it available? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Kendrick, T. title : The Druids: A Study in Keltic Prehistory : publisher: Cass (1927) 1966 isbn : call_no : BL 910.K4 keys : religion celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Layard, John title : A Celtic Quest: Sexuality and the Soul in Individuation : publisher: Spring Publications 1975 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : Jungian, mostly on Welsh. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Loomis, Roger S. title : Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance : publisher: Haskell House (1927) 1967 isbn : call_no : PN 685.L6 keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Loomis, Roger S. title : The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol : publisher: Columbia University Press 1964 isbn : call_no : PN 686.G7L6 keys : myth folklore celtic comments : Bibliography of critical works and of major texts of the Grail : legend. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : MaCana, P. title : Celtic mythology : publisher: Hamlyn 1970 isbn : 0-600-00647-6 call_no : BL 900.M36 keys : myth celtic comments : a classic primer for the area. : Topics: Gaulish gods and insular equivalents; the Tuatha de : Danann; the gods of Britain; the goddesses of the insular Celts; : the heroic tradition; Sacral kingship; the otherworld. : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : MacNeill, John title : Celtic Ireland : publisher: Dublin 1920 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : is this currently available? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : McBain, Alexander title : Celtic Mythology and Religion with chapters upon Druid circles and : Celtic burial publisher: Norwood 1917 isbn : call_no : BL 900.M3 keys : myth religion celtic comments : any reprints? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : McCulloch, John A. title : The Religion of the Ancient Celts : publisher: Clark 1911 isbn : call_no : keys : religion celtic comments : is this available? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : McNeill, F. M. title : The Silver Bough : publisher: Cannongate Publishing (1956) 1989 isbn : 0-862-41231-5 call_no : keys : folklore celtic comments : An interesting (and old-fashioned) survey of scottish : magic and folklore. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Murphy, Gerard title : Saga and Myth in Ancient Ireland : publisher: Three Candles 1961 isbn : call_no : PR 8821.M95 keys : myth celtic comments : This is good. In fact the whole series in which it appears : (Irish Life and Culture) is good. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : O'Rahilly, T. F. title : Early Irish history and mythology : publisher: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1946) 1964 isbn : call_no : DA 930.07 keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Owens, A. L. title : The Famous Druids; a survey of three centuries of English : literature on the Druids publisher: Clarendon Press 1962 isbn : call_no : BL 910.O9 keys : religion celtic comments : Popular, but good. : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Piggott, Stuart title : Celts, Saxons, and the Early Antiquaries : publisher: The O'Donnell Lecture 1967 isbn : 0-852-24009-0 call_no : DA 152.P64 keys : myth celtic comments : ??? : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Piggott, Stuart title : The Druids : publisher: Praeger (1968) 1975 isbn : call_no : BL 910.P5 keys : religion celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Rees, A. D. and Rees, Brinley title : Celtic heritage; ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales : publisher: Thames & Hudson 1961 isbn : call_no : GR 147.R4 keys : myth folklore celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Rhys, John title : Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx : (Vol.I and II) publisher: Wildwood House (1901) 1983 isbn : 0-405-08885-X call_no : GR 150.R4 keys : folklore celtic comments : also published : Arno Press 1980 : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Ross, Anne title : Pagan Celtic Britain: studies in iconography and tradition : publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul 1967 isbn : call_no : BL 900.R6 keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Severy, Merle title : The Celts : publisher: National Geographic, Vol. 151, No. 5, May 1977, 582-633 isbn : call_no : keys : myth celtic comments : An old National Geographic which I always recommend. : It even treats Asterix le gaulois. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Sharkey, John title : Celtic Mysteries: The Ancient Religion : publisher: Thames and Hudson 1976 isbn : 0-500-80005-7 call_no : BL 900.S46 keys : religion celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise title : Gods and heroes of the celts : publisher: Turtle Island Foundation 1982 isbn : 0-913-66652-1 call_no : keys : mythology celtic comments : an authoritative classic : Topics: the Mythological Period, the Gods of the Continental : Celts, the Mother-Goddesses of Ireland, the Chieftain-Gods of : Ireland, the Feast of the First of November, the Hero of the : Tribe, the Heroes Outside the Tribe. : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Skene, W. F. title : Celtic Scotland: a history of ancient Alban : publisher: D. Douglas 1876 isbn : call_no : DA 777.S63 keys : myth celtic comments : What would we have done without him? (I give up!) : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Spence, L. title : The minor traditions of British mythology : publisher: B. Blom (1948) 1972 isbn : call_no : GR 141.56 keys : myth folklore celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Squire, Charles title : Celtic Myth and Legend: poetry & romance : publisher: Newcastle (1905) 1975 isbn : 0-878-77029-1 call_no : BL 900.S6 keys : myth celtic comments : First ed. published in 1905 under title: The mythology of the : British Islands. : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : Squire, Charles. title : Mythology of Ancient Britain and Ireland : publisher: Folcroft (1909) 1975 isbn : call_no : BL 980.G7S6 keys : myth celtic comments : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------- author : o hOgain, Daithi title : Myth, Legend and Romance: An Encyclopedia of the Irish : Folk Tradition publisher: Prentice Hall 1991 isbn : 0-132-75959-4 call_no : keys : myth celtic encyclopedia comments : Has a pronunciation guide and very full bibliography. Doesn't : always have an entry on what you're looking for, but what it : does it does very well. : : : : : : ----8<------------------------------------------------------------