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 Celtic Religion Summary
22,827 words, approx. 76 pages Historical references to the Celts begin in the fifth century BCE. Herodotus and Hecataeus of Miletus are the forerunners of a long series of Greek and Latin writers whose reports and comments, both well- and ill-informed, reflect the changing fortunes... summary from source:
 Celtic mythology Information
3,596 words, approx. 12 pages
 Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. Among Celtic peoples in close contact... 
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 A. G. van Hamel
15,839 words, approx. 53 pages
In the following essay, van Hamel undertakes a comparative analysis of Celtic mythology, particularly of the Irish Fenian Cycle, in order to uncover the magical and religious undercurrents in the tradition.
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James MacKillop (1986)
13,939 words, approx. 47 pages
In the following essay, MacKillop studies the long and varied tradition surrounding the Irish mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
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Proinsias MacCana (1985)
11,319 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, MacCana searches the pre-Christian Druidic culture of Ireland for sources of the modern ideal of unity.
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