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Now in its second edition, this comprehensive history of the Celts draws on archaeological, historical, literary and linguistic evidence to provide a comprehensive and colourful overview from origins to the present. Divided into three parts, the first covers the continental Celts in prehistory and antiquity, complete with accounts of the Celts in Germany, France, Italy, Iberia and Asia Minor. Part Two follows the Celts from the departure of the Romans to the late Middle Ages, including the migrations to and settlements in Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Brittany. This section also includes discussions of the Celtic kingdoms and the significance of Christianisation. Part Three brings the history of the Celts up to the present, covering the assimilation of the Celts within the national cultures of Great Britain, France and Ireland. Included in this consideration are the suppression of Gaelic, the declines, revivals and survivals of languages and literatures, and the histories of Celtic culture. The book concludes with a discussion of the recent history of the meaning of 'Celtic' and an examination of the cultural legacy of the Celts in the modern era.

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Author:   Bernhard Maier (Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tübingen) ,  Kevin Windle (Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781474427203

ISBN 10:   1474427200
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   30 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PrefaceTranslator’s acknowledgementsIntroduction: People, Language and Culture Part I: The Celtic Cultures of the Ancient World1. The Beginnings of Celtic History2. The Early La Tène Culture3. Celtic Expansion4. Gaul before the Roman Conquest5. The Celts of Iberia6. The Celts in Northern Italy7. The Celts in Asia Minor8. Gallo-Roman Culture Part II: The Insular Celts of the Middle Ages9. The Early Celts of Ireland and Britain10. Ireland after the Conversion to Christianity11. Ireland in the Time of the Vikings12. Ireland from the Coming of the Normans to Colonisation13. Scotland from Irish Settlement to the Reformation14. Wales from the Romans to the Normans15. The Union of Wales and England16. Brittany from Prehistory to the Union with France Part III: From the Reformation to the Present17. Ireland from Colonisation to Emancipation18. Ireland from Emancipation to 194519. Scotland from the Reformation to Culloden20. Scotland from Culloden to 194521. Wales from Union to Industrialisation22. Wales from Industrialisation to 194523. Brittany from Union to 194524. The Celtic-Speaking Peoples from 1945 to the Present Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Celts and EuropeNotesBibliographyIndex

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Bernhard Maier was Professor in Celtic at the University of Aberdeen and is currently Professor of Religious Studies and the European History of Religions at the University of Tübingen. Kevin Windle is an Emeritus Fellow and former Associate Professor of Translation Studies and Russian at the Australian National University.

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