Celtic Inheritance

by Peter Berresford Ellis

Book Overview

The Celtic Church, unlike its Roman counterpart, was never an identifiable organization with a central leadership. Nevertheless, for a period of 150 years, during the early Christian era, the million Celts of the British Isles were cut off from strict Roman influence. The Celts clung to old computations and freely mixed many pre-Christian traditions and social concepts into their Christianity and thus developed as a disctinct entity. Even as late...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0094713707
• ISBN13: 9780094713703
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: RH Canada UK Dist
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Rich overview

Ellis, highly regarded for his books about Celtic and Druid history, has produced another tremendous book with "Celtic Inheritance." The author starts with a study of pre-Celtic society and religion, progresses through the evolution of Celtic Christianity, and concludes with a country-by-country discussion of Celtic religious beliefs and practices. If you are serious about studying the Pagan roots of Christianity, or a history of Christianity's evolution in the context of Celtic beliefs and practices, this is a must-read book. I refer to it often in my own studies, and rank it among the top three texts for Celtic spiritual history.