Ireland's Fairy Lore (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Mahon, Michael P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330256689 ISBN 13 : 9781330256688

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore Ireland’s fairy lore and the ancient peoples who shaped its myths and magic. This book surveys the tangled history of fairies, the Tuatha De Danaan, and the druids, revealing how legends grew out of real beliefs and practices across Ireland’s past.

The text frames how pagan and Christian traditions intersect, and it traces how fairy palaces, sites of encounters, and legendary figures echo through literature and memory. It explains who the druids were, what they believed, and how their practices influenced stories about magic, omens, and the otherworld. You’ll see how a wide cast of beings—gods, fairies, and heroes—appears in early narratives and later tradition, sometimes in conflicting versions.

- Learn how ancient Ireland blended local gods with new beliefs and how the Tuatha De Danaan became linked to the fairy world.
- See why sites, names, and tales across Ireland point to a long, persistent fairy belief.
- Discover the roles of druids, their powers, and how Christian writers reinterpreted them.
- Explore connections between myth, legend, and early heroic literature like the tale of Cú Chulainn and the Children of Lir.

Ideal for readers of Irish folklore, myth, and history who want a clear view of how belief, ritual, and storytelling intertwined in Ireland’s fairy lore.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Shelf2Life Irish Folklore and History Collection is a unique set of materials focused on Irish history, people and culture in the late 18th to early 20th centuries. Firsthand accounts tell of life during Ireland's tumultuous 19th century, offering vivid depictions of the tithe war and the great famine, while biographies highlight important historical figures and their tireless campaign for Irish reform. Included in this collection are works that capture the imaginative and occasionally frightening world of Irish folklore with legendary stories of fairies, leprechauns, changelings and pooka. This collection provides folklore enthusiasts, historians and anyone interested in Ireland, especially those of Irish descent, an unparalleled perspective on the economic struggles and cultural identity of the Irish people.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330256689
• ISBN 13: 9781330256688
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
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