The Celts: Uncovering the Mythic and Historic Origins of Western Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780892814138)

While historians have tended to accord the Celts a place of minor significance in comparison to the Romans, The Celts firmly aligns the Celtic peoples as the primary European precedent to the Greco-Roman hegemony, restoring this culture to its true importance in the development of European civilization. An expert in Celtic studies, Markale regards myth as a branch of history, and explores mythological material to reveal the culture that gave rise to it. The alternative historical vision that emerges is both convincing and exciting.

- One of the most comprehensive treatments of Celtic civilization ever written.

- A cornerstone of Western civilization and the major source of its social, political, and literary values, Celtic civilization occupied the whole of Western Europe for more than a millennium.

- Unlike the Middle Eastern forerunners of the Greco-Roman world, Celtic civilization is still alive today.

Author: Jean Markale
ISBN-10: 0892814136
ISBN-13: 9780892814138
Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1993
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.98w x 0.90d