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Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

By: Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green

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Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

By: Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green

Green examines the intimate relationship between the Celts and animals, covering their crucial role in the Celtic economy, in hunting and warfare, in art and literature and in religion and ritual. The book covers the period between 800 BC and 400 AD.

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312

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Psychology Press

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ISBN 10

0415050308

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9780415050302

Boudica Britannia

By: Miranda Aldhouse-Green

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Boudica Britannia

By: Miranda Aldhouse-Green

When Roman troops threatened to seize the wealth of the Iceni people, their queen, Boudica, retaliated by inciting a major uprising, allying her tribe with the neighbouring Trinovantes. The ensuing clash is one of the most important - and dramatic - events in the history of Britain, standing testament to what can happen when an insensitive colonial power meets determined resistance from a subjugated people head-on. In this fascinating account of a legendary figure, Miranda Aldhouse-Green raises questions about female power, colonial oppression, and whether Boudica would be seen today as a freedom fighter, terrorist or martyr.

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310

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Routledge

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1317866290

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9781317866299

An Archaeology of Images

Iconology and Cosmology in Iron Age and Roman Europe

By: Miranda Aldhouse Green

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An Archaeology of Images

Iconology and Cosmology in Iron Age and Roman Europe

By: Miranda Aldhouse Green

Using archaeology and social anthropology, and more than 100 original line drawings and photographs, An Archaeology of Images takes a fresh look at how ancient images of both people and animals were used in the Iron Age and Roman societies of Europe, 600 BC to AD 400 and investigates the various meanings with which images may have been imbued. The book challenges the usual interpretation of statues, reliefs and figurines as passive things to be looked at or worshipped, and reveals them instead as active artefacts designed to be used, handled and broken. It is made clear that the placing of images in temples or graves may not have been the only episode in their biographies, and a single image may have gone through several existences before its working life was over. Miranda Aldhouse Green examines a wide range of other issues, from gender and identity to foreignness, enmity and captivity, as well as the significance of the materials used to make the images. The result is a comprehensive survey of the multifarious functions and experiences of images in the communities that produced and consumed them. Challenging many previously held assumptions about the meaning and significance of Celtic and Roman art, An Archaeology of Images will be controversial yet essential reading for anyone interested in this area.

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302

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Routledge

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1134527772

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9781134527779

Rethinking the Ancient Druids

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Miranda Aldhouse-Green

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Rethinking the Ancient Druids

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Ancient Classical authors have painted the Druids in a bad light, defining them as a barbaric priesthood, who 2,000 years ago perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul in the name of their gods. Archaeology tells a different and more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, a theocracy with immense political and sacred power. This book explores the tangible ‘footprint’ the Druids have left behind: in sacred spaces, art, ritual equipment, images of the gods, strange burial rites and human sacrifice. Their material culture indicates how close was the relationship between Druids and the spirit-world, which evidence suggests they accessed through drug-induced trance.

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University of Wales Press

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1786837986

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9781786837981

Book's by Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green

Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

Boudica Britannia

Boudica Britannia

An Archaeology of Images

An Archaeology of Images

Rethinking the Ancient Druids

Rethinking the Ancient Druids

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