![]() It is argued here that a creole perspective may fruitfully be brought to bear upon the material culture of the Roman provinces. Creolization, a linguistic term indicating the merging of two languages into a single dialect, denotes the processes of multicultural adjustment (including artistic and religious change) through which African-American and African-Caribbean societies were created in the New World. Drawing on developments in Caribbean and American historical archaeology, it is suggested that the Roman provinces may more usefully be regarded as creolized than as Romanized. ![]() Building on recent critiques of Romanization, this paper suggests that Romanization-which is simply acculturation-has merits as a means of envisaging the processes by which provincial elites adopted the symbols of Rome, but that the concept is fundamentally flawed when applied to the majority populations of the provinces. Production notes: This ebook of The Religion of the Ancient Celts was published by Global Grey on the 12th November 2018."Romanization," a concept first discussed by the British scholar Francis Haverfield in 1905, remains the dominant model for intercultural change in the Roman provinces. This book has 182 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1911. Chapters include: The Celtic People The Gods Of Gaul And The Continental Celts The Irish Mythological Cycle The Tuatha Dé Danann The Gods Of The Brythons The Cúchulainn Cycle The Fionn Saga Gods And Men The Cult Of The Dead Primitive Nature Worship River And Well Worship Tree And Plant Worship Animal Worship Cosmogony Sacrifice, Prayer, And Divination Tabu Festivals Accessories Of Cult The Druids Magic The State Of The Dead Rebirth And Transmigration and, Elysium. It also has information about the Druids, and goes into detail about other Celtic practices, such as the famous 'Burning Man' human sacrifices, cannibalism and incest. ![]() In the book, the author details the Celtic belief in reincarnation and a spectral otherworld documents the enormous pantheon of gods and goddesses, including many local deities and describes totemistic and animistic beliefs. ![]() Maccullochįree download available in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. Home Ebooks Articles Images Quotes Buy Collections Donate F.A.Q About Contact Search ☰ ![]()
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