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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference) [Paperback]

James MacKillop (Author)
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  • Paperback: 488 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (1 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192801201
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192801203
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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."..this scholarly dictionary should be a valuable addition..."--Booklist

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A survey of the one of the world's richest mythological traditions. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, saga, legend, and folklore from both ancient and modern traditions, in 4,000 entries ranging from brief definitions to short essays. An introductory essay explores the origins and identity of Celts, the history of the Celtic revival, and the meaning and role of mythology. This book is intended for general readers interested in Celtic subjects, myth, or folklore; students and teachers of English and comparative literature, mythology, and folklore; Celtic specialists looking for a quick-reference work; anyone with local interest in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall.
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This book is wonderfully useful for Irish and Welsh mythology. Irish and Welsh entries are generally quite comprehensive and individually mostly of a high quality.

The major flaw, and it is quite a major one, is the horrific dearth of Scottish and Breton entries, which appear quite randomly and often are only of very low quality. So for instance, Irish "kings" of minor historical or mythological importance occur in abundance, yet figures such as Macbeth, Malcolm II and Malcolm III are totally unaccounted for. Dublin has a huge entry, Glasgow has no entry (although admittedly St. Kentigern does). There may be entries for Goidel Glas and Scota, of supreme importance in medieval Scottish origin myth, but nothing is said of them in relation to Scotland or in how they were used there. Every half-significant Irish geographical feature has an entry, yet a location like Scone has nothing. Likewise, there are no entries for the "Prophecy of Berchan" or the "De Situ Albanie." I could go on and on.

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Absolutely useful! 30 Sep 2001
By Lars
Format:Paperback
This dictionary is absolutely one of the most useful dictionaries of Celtic mythology around.
It has great summaries of all the important and also the less wel-known stories.
For the rest it contains entries for every charcter in celtic mythology, for most important animals and plants, for place-names, ... But also for continental gods, figures of popular Cornish, Scottish or Breton culture, important events in Celtic history, and so on.
Every important entry ends with a small, but very useful biography, he even lists which modern writers were inspired by the particular story or character.
The book also has a small, bit conservative foreword, that I have found less usefull than the main part. It ends with a great thematic index of entries, e.g. animals, irish texts, continental gods, ...
In short: this is a real must have for everyone with a serious interest in Celtic mytholgy or culture.
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Invaluable resource 20 Sep 2010
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If you want to know anything about Celtic Mythology you need this book. It is thoroughly comprehensive and informative.
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