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Klappentext This collection of reports of elfin creatures in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany ranks among the most scholarly works ever published on the subject. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries begins with the author's account of firsthand testimony from living sources, classified under individual countries and introduced by leading authorities on anthropology and folklore. The next section concerns the recorded traditions of Celtic literature and mythology, followed by an examination of a variety of theories and their religious aspects. The book concludes with a remarkably rational case for the reality of fairy life. Narrated with an engaging sense of wonder, this volume offers a valuable resource for students of anthropology and Celtic lore, as well as hours of delightful reading for fairy enthusiasts. Unabridged republication of the classic 1911 edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS PREFACE Vll INTRODUCTION SECTION I THE LIVING FAIRY-FAITH CHAPTER I ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER II THE TAKING OF EVIDENCE CHAPTER III AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE EVIDENCE SECTION II THE RECORDED FAIRY-FAITH CHAPTER IV THE PEOPLE OF THE GODDESS DANA OR THE SlDHE CHAPTER V BRYTHONIC DIVINITIES AND THE BRYTHONIC FAIRYFAITH CHAPTER VI THE CELTIC OTHERWORLD CHAPTER VII THE CELTIC DOCTRINE OF RE-BIRTH SECTION III THE CULT OF GODS, SPIRITS, FAIRIES, AND THE DEAD CHAPTER VIII THE TESTIMONY OF ARCHAEOLOGY CHAPTER IX THE TESTIMONY OF PAGANISM CHAPTER X THE TESTIMONY OF CHRISTIANITY SECTION IV MODERN SCIENCE AND THE FAIRY-FAITH; AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER XI SCIENCE AND FAIRIES CHAPTER XII THE CELTIC DOCTRINE OF RE-BIRTH AND OTHERWORLD SCIENTIFICALLY EXAMINED INDEX
