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Women of the Celts Paperback – October 1, 1986
byJean Markale(Author)
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Historian Markale takes us deep into a mythical world where both man and woman become whole by realizing the feminine principle in its entirety. The author explores the rich heritage of Celtic women in history, myth, and ritual, showing how these traditions compare to modern attitudes toward women.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherInner Traditions
- Publication dateOctober 1, 1986
- Dimensions6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100892811501
- ISBN-13978-0892811502
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About the Author
Jean Markale (1928-2008), was a poet, philosopher, historian, and storyteller, who spent a lifetime researching pre-Christian and medieval culture and spirituality. He was a former specialist in Celtic studies at the Sorbonne and author of more than 40 books, includingMontségur and the Mystery of the Cathars,The Church of Mary Magdalene,The Druids,The Celts, and Merlin.
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- Publisher : Inner Traditions; Later Printing edition (October 1, 1986)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0892811501
- ISBN-13 : 978-0892811502
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,666,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #595 inCeltic Religions (Books)
- #1,867 inMythology (Books)
- #2,251 inFeminist Theory (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2018very nice look excelente
- Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016Love it excellent reading and source of knowledge!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017thank you
- Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2010Markale's work was originally written in his native French in the early 1970s and translated into English during the 1980s. His work benefits greatly from his European perspective - don't let the date of this work put you off, it remains a relevant text. His final chapters outlining requisite cultural and social changes to ensure greater equality for women have largely transpired since the time of his writing.
Markale provides an overview of several recurrent themes relating to women in Celtic mythology such as the 'maid in the orchard', the 'submerged princess' and the rebellious 'flower daughter'. His knowledge of the subject matter is extensive and his ideas are succinctly communicated. A few of his connections seem a bit stretched but on the whole he draws strong ties between different aspects of Celtic society, with particular relevance to social changes resulting from the conversion of the Celtic peoples to Christianity. The impact of Christianity on female liberty during the early middle ages is revealed as monumental.
This is a scholarly work but one readily accessible to the lay person. I heartily recommend it to students both of Celtic history and modern feminism. - Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2010I was very pleased with the prompt arrival of the book and its excellent condition. I will definitely consider ordering from these folks again.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015Great
- Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2015The first few chapters are very good, but then the author gets all 20th century feminist and political in the later chapters.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2005In his study, Jean Markale did not give us here the usual accepted history, which makes the past suitable to our present by representing it in the male dominated perspective of our society, nor in the light of a judeo-christian ideology. The ancient Celtic culture is one of the few "natural" societies in which women and men had balanced statuses. Like in the ancient Sarmatian culture, Celtic women could be warriors,chieftains even, as so many tombs of both societies revealed. The ancient Goddess, the female Divine, was gradually pushed aside by the male gods, and eventually eliminated with the spread of the foreign christian religion. Yet, even in the medieval times, reminiscence of the women as they were in ancient times, are to be found in folk lores, in literature [think of the role of the women in the Arthurian cycle], and in paintings.
It's on this highly interesting journey that Jean Markale's book will take you. Be ready to walk off the beaten path. Be ready to meet the different and the radical "other", and to read this book that, unlike so many others, never gives in to ethnocentrism nor "gender centrism" for that matter (Jean Markale is a male scholar). You will learn about the women of the Celts, and whehther man or woman, you may learn a little bit more about who you are... or are not. [Note: I read the book in its original French version.}
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