Ireland's immortals : a history of the gods of Irish myth
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey ; Princeton University Press, [2016].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780691157313, 0691157316
Physical Desc
xxx, 578 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Mount Olive Library - Adult Nonfiction
299.161 WIL
1 available
299.161 WIL
1 available
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey ; Princeton University Press, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9780691157313, 0691157316
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-555) and index.
Description
Ireland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in both the nation's languages, the book describes how Ireland's pagan divinities were transformed into literary characters in the medieval Christian era--and how they were recast again during the Celtic Revival of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A lively narrative of supernatural beings and their fascinating and sometimes bizarre stories, Mark Williams's comprehensive history traces how these gods - known as the Tuatha De Danann - have shifted shape across the centuries, from Iron Age cult to medieval saga to today's young-adult fiction. We meet the heroic Lug; the Morrigan, crow goddess of battle; the fire goddess Brigit, who moonlights as a Christian saint; the mist-cloaked sea god Manannan mac Lir; and the ageless fairies who inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's immortal elves. Medieval clerics speculated that the Irish divinities might be devils, angels, or enchanters. W. B. Yeats invoked them to reimagine the national condition, while his friend George Russell beheld them in visions and understood them to be local versions of Hindu deities. The book also tells how the Scots repackaged Ireland's divine beings as the gods of the Gael on both sides of the sea--and how Irish mythology continues to influence popular culture far beyond Ireland.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, M. A. 1. (2016). Ireland's immortals: a history of the gods of Irish myth . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, M. A. 1980-. 2016. Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, M. A. 1980-. Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth Princeton University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, M. A. 1980-. Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth Princeton University Press, 2016.
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