The Sacred Isle - Belief and Religion In Pre-Christian Ireland

Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1999. 1st edition. As New. octavo. softback with stiff wrappers viii + 269pp., notes, bibliog., Chapters: The pre-celtic cultures; Basic tenets in the Iron Age; The Druids & their practices; The teachings of the Druids; The Society of the Gods; The rites of sovereignty; The triumph of Christianity. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy

Wilton: The Collins Press. viii 259pp paperback, very good . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1999.

The Boydell Press / The Collins Press 1999. Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Hardback. New. Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief.

Hardback. New. Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief.

Paperback / softback. New. Presents a modern study of prehistoric religion in Ireland that draws on the combined evidence of archaeology, literature, and folklore to illuminate practice and belief from the earliest human habitation in the island down to the advent of Christianity. This work is useful to those who think that Irish history started in 1601.