Emily Lyle
Autor von Scottish Ballads
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Emily Lyle is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Werke von Emily Lyle
Celtic Myth in the 21st Century: The Gods and their Stories in a Global Perspective (New Approaches to Celtic Religion… (2018) 6 Exemplare
Ten gods a new approach to defining the mythological structures of the Indo-Europeans (2012) 5 Exemplare
The Song Repertoire of Amelia and Jane Harris (Scottish Text Society Fourth Series) (2002) 2 Exemplare
Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions (The The Early Medieval North Atlantic) (2021) 2 Exemplare
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I ordered this book after information about it was posted in an Facebook discussion group by Sharon Paice MacLeod, one of the authors. The topics listed seemed to me to make it a suitable subject for a review, and I was right. The writing styles and approaches to their material of the twelve authors vary considerably, but I found most of the pieces interesting, enjoyable, and even exciting. The notes at the end of each article were also useful, sending me off on a quest for new publications to aid in my own research and writing, while at the same time I was pleased to see references to old friends.
This is not, however, a book for the beginner in Celtic mythological studies. A few of the articles are highly technical, most appear to be directed to the professional scholar rather than the casual reader, and almost all assume some familiarity with the material. Despite the reference to “a global perspective” in the title, most of the discussion centers on Irish and to a lesser extent Welsh and Breton material, with a couple of leaps to India and Greece for brief comparisons.
Despite these caveats, I enjoyed reading this book and am glad I acquired it.… (mehr)