Pagan Celts and Their Insular Inheritance

(2.5-3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

CCIV 10010 at UCD; This module introduces the world of the ancient Celts: their history and society, their language and its relationship to surviving Celtic languages, and above all, their religion and mythology. The ancient records will be used to illuminate selected insular tales dealing with the Otherworld, demi gods and heroes, and tales of wonder.