The Bardic Source Book: Inspirational Legacy and Teachings of the Ancient Celts

By: John Matthews

Book Overview

The bards of the ancient Celtic world were visionaries and shamans, wise to the power of words, perceptive about otherworldly phenomena, and capable of opening doors to spiritual realms. Celebrate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713727853
• ISBN13: 9780713727852
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Blandford
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A must-have text

This text (as one of three source books written by John Matthews) is an absolute must-have for anyone interested in Celtic history and religion. So many current books have absolutely no historical basis and focus solely for a New Age or occult audience that has no wish to understand historical context or who the bards and druids really were in their own society. This book is actually more of an anthology on the subject of Celtic bards, but the extensive commentary is also very useful. Robin Williamson (of the Incredible String Band) writes a brilliant introduction as well. I can't wait to get the Druids' Source Book and the Celtic Seers' Source Book too -- I enjoyed this text as both a student of Celtic history and as someone interested in modern Celtic spirituality.

A Good Source

This book was a good source for what I was looking for andf the words and things were easy to understand. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did