Elves, Gods, and Otherworlds: Celtic Paganism

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course examines the religious practices and beliefs of the ancient Celtic peoples that we can glean from archaeology, classical sources, place-name evidence, and the mythology in medieval Irish and Welsh narrative tradition. Other topics include syncretism, adaptation of pagan festivals into Christian holidays, the persistence of elements of paganism into the Christian era, and neo- paganism today. Cross-listed as RELS 219. Three credits. Offered 2026-2027.