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Abstract
This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology – from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Celtic Ireland, to mental mapping in the interpretation of the Irish legend Táin Bó Cuailgne, and to the integration of established perspectives with broader findings now emerging at the Indo-European level and its potential to open up the whole field of mythology in a new way.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | i | ||
| Title Page | iv | ||
| Copyright | v | ||
| Contents | vi | ||
| Preface | viii | ||
| List of Illustrations | x | ||
| List of Abbreviations | xii | ||
| List of Contributors | xiv | ||
| Introduction: Celtic Myth in the 21st Century: Jonathan M. Wooding, Series Editor | 1 | ||
| Section 1: Myth and the Medieval | 9 | ||
| 1: God and Gods in the Seventh Century: Tírechán on\rSt Patrick and King Lóegaire’s Daughters: Elizabeth Gray | 11 | ||
| 2: Identity, Time and the Otherworld: An Observation on The Wooing Of Étaín: John Carey | 23 | ||
| 3: The Celtic Dragon Myth Revisited: Joseph Falaky Nagy | 31 | ||
| 4: Tory Island and Mount Errigal: Landscape Surrogates\rin Donegal for the Gods Balor and Lug: Brian Lacey | 43 | ||
| Section 2: Comparative Mythology | 51 | ||
| 5: Ireland as Mesocosm: Grigory Bondarenko | 53 | ||
| 6: Hunting the Deer in Celtic and Indo-European Mythological Contexts: Maxim Fomin | 73 | ||
| 7: Gods, Poets and Entheogens: Ingesting Wisdom in\rEarly Irish Literary Sources: Sharon Paice MacLeod | 89 | ||
| 8: The Armorican Voyage to the Afterlife and Celtic Myths: Fañch Bihan-Gallic | 107 | ||
| Section 3: The new Cosmological Approach | 119 | ||
| 9: Towards Adopting a Double Perspective on Celtic Mythology and its Prehistoric: Roots Emily Lyle | 121 | ||
| 10: Sisters’ Sons in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi: Anna June Pagé | 137 | ||
| 11: Fashioner Gods in Ireland and India: the Dagda and Tvaṣṭṛ: John Shaw | 149 | ||
| 12: Psycho-Cosmology: Mental Mapping in Táin Bó Cuailnge: James Carney | 163 | ||
| Bibliography | 179 | ||
| Index | 203 | ||
| Back Cover | 211 |