Viggen Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Druids: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe The Druids. Priests of a savage race who delighted in human sacrifice? Or wise men in white robes who communed with nature? These are the usual two views of Druidism served to the public; the first based on a Roman stereotype and the latter a Romantic reinvention. Somewhere between these extreme views lies a historical truth. Barry Cunliffe offers a concise overview of Druidism - both the historical and the invented.... ...read the full review of Druids: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest ParatrooperLirelou Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Seems interesting, I'll check it out sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I have Cunliffe's short intro to the Celts. I'll probably give this a look in the future too. It sounds much more up to date than Peter Beresford Ellis's book. Is there any mention of the so-called recent 'Druid' found in an excavation at Stanway in Colchester this year; or is that too recent an event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Is there any mention of the so-called recent 'Druid' found in an excavation at Stanway in Colchester this year; or is that too recent an event? I don't remember reading about that. The book was published in 2010, if it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian08 Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 The reviewer did not like the cover. Please reconsider--it's gorgeous! And the VSI series does indeed have some nice volumes. --Sept 8, 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 The reviewer did not like the cover. Please reconsider--it's gorgeous! I think I'm more with Ursus on this one. Looking at the cover online it's what I would term more 'something and nothing', as far as my tastes are concerned. Possibly not as bad as some but not really saying anything special just a few horizontal coloured lines splashed across the page. Is it part of the VSI branding? Mind you given how contentious the whole area of druids and 'modern' miconceptions or perceptions of druidism can be maybe that's no bad thing BTW welcome to the site Historian08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 The reviewer did not like the cover. Please reconsider--it's gorgeous! And the VSI series does indeed have some nice volumes. --Sept 8, 2011. I think we must agree to disagree on matters of "artistic" taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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