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#2705102 in Books Blandford Pr 1996-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.75 x 6.75 x 1.50l; #File Name: 0713725729384 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Ron SpolarWrapped very well; no damage; was as advertised; arrived quickly. Thanks1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A must HaveBy SezzaFor those who are inerested in the druid path; may i sugest you get your hands on one of these copies;4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. An informative studyBy HakuyuMuch work has gone into this study and it deserves to be read. Some reviewers have faulted this book because it draws on 'dated' sources - but; the author explains why he has chosen those sources. They may be 'dated' but that could be seen as a virtue; rather than a drawback. Quite rightly; one reviewer has noted that - traditionally; the key elements of Druidic teaching have been transmitted orally. Thus; whatever may be found in written sources; needs to be fleshed out with reference to the oral tradition. The sources Matthews has drawn on were put together by people able to assess that side of the tradition; far more accurately than than we are today. Druidic Studies suffer from a twofold bane - the speculations of Neo-Druids - who; for want of an informed background; have almost been forced to re-invent the tradition; introducing arbitrary notions of their own. Then we have the sceptical voice of modern scholarship (e.g. Stuart Piggot; who devotes his time and energy to de-bunking Druidism). For the most part; the material Matthews has put together avoids these extremes.Hence the interest of this book.
