There was a reading list thread starting under my introductory post, and -- being a writer and an avid reader -- I thought I'd move it over to a post of its own.
What is everyone reading now that they can recommend to people interested in Celtic pagans?
I just finished "Saxons, Vikings and Celts; The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland" by Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University. Anyone else read it? I'd be interested in comparing impressions.
What is everyone reading now that they can recommend to people interested in Celtic pagans?
I just finished "Saxons, Vikings and Celts; The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland" by Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University. Anyone else read it? I'd be interested in comparing impressions.
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Sun, March 23, 2008 - 7:09 PMI have just started "Women In Old Norse Society" by Jenny Jochens. I am always looking for new books to read and add to my hoard.
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Sun, March 23, 2008 - 7:21 PMI'd be interested in reading your thoughts on your book when you've finished reading it.
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Sun, March 23, 2008 - 8:11 PMHave you read "voluspa~seidr as wyrd consciousness" by yngona desmond! I learned much from this book!
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Mon, March 24, 2008 - 8:21 AMI have not read Yngona Desmond's book. Having looked at the reviews on Amazon, I'm not sure what to make of it.
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Mon, March 24, 2008 - 1:47 PMMy honest thought on this book, is one must read the Lore to understand what she writes about! For me, It was easy to understand having read the Lore. I suspect those that wrote the negative review, simply did not understand! I believe you would!
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Mon, March 24, 2008 - 9:11 PMHmm. Well, I do not claim to be an expert on heathen lore.
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Sun, March 23, 2008 - 11:52 PM"Cattle Lords and Clansmen" by Nerys Patterson ... again. It's a cycle.
I'm about three quarters through Sykes' book and thus far I've enjoyed it. I'd like to read some of his articles. I do wonder what the ramifications will be from his book. I think they will be quiet but far reaching. -
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Mon, March 24, 2008 - 8:10 AMI've heard that generally it takes about 25 years for academic information to be generally accepted by the general public. So, you may be right. Quiet but far-reaching. -
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Mon, March 24, 2008 - 10:41 PMI read this quite some time ago, but it's an excellent book. The Apple Branch by Alexei Kondratiev. He goes into great detail about what each esbat means. It's a very thorough book. So thorough you probably will have to re-read it at least once to fully understand it. It's well worth the time to read it.
A year ago, I bought a copy on DVD of the old BBC documentary mini series on the Celts. Dated but still quite good and while it doesn't focus much on Celtic Pagans, it does a great job talking about the Celtic culture and how some of it is still with us today. -
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Sat, May 24, 2008 - 8:52 PMHey Todd, personally, I found Alexei's book to be pretenscious! He kept castigating the contemporary Witchcraft religion; while drawing heavily upon it! Also, much of his data isn't as substantiated as I'd rather it were.
However, speaking of fabulous books, read: ML West's recent book, "Indo-European Poetry & Myth". It's fabulous, if you can survive the sticker-shock!!! He makes a fabulous argument for Brighid being a dawn-goddess!!!
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Mon, May 26, 2008 - 7:41 AMI,m reading Sir Gawain & the Green Knight -
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Mon, May 26, 2008 - 9:25 AMmmmm, bob & wheel structure ...
I read a very interesting thesis on the golden ratio in G&GK and, though some of it was a bit off, I found that some really interesting readings came out of the poem when you find the lines that correspond to the ratios. The idea was that the pentagram, being central to the tale, carries with it the implication that so is the golden ratio. I would be interested to look at the possibility of the pentagram being integral to the stucture as well - the book is divided into five parts after all.
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