Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art
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ancient Celtic religious practices
anthropomorphic imagery analysis
Antlered God
Apollo Grannus
Apollo Moritasgus
Author_Miranda Green
Bronze Figurine
Category=NKD
Celtic Coinage
Celtic Goddess
Celtic World
Central Goddess
cucullati
Dark Journey
Divine Couple
Epigraphic Dedications
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eq_isMigrated=2
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Exaggerated Heads
Fontes Sequanae
genii
Genii Cucullati
green
Gundestrup Cauldron
horned
Iron Age
Iron Age Europe religion
jenkins
miranda
Miranda Green
paul
prehistoric iconography
ram
Ram Horned Snake
religious art interpretation
Rijksmuseum Van Oudheden
ritual symbolism studies
Romano Celtic Iconography
Romano Celtic Period
Seated Couple
snake
Superb
tribal artistic expression
Val Camonica
Vice Versa
world
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- ISBN 9780415080767
- Weight: 550g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 1992
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art , Miranda Green argues that only by deciphering their complex systems of images and symbols can we uncover the realities of Celtic life and belief in Europe before and during the Roman period. She explores a number of iconographic themes in depth and examines the tribal and regional differences in artistic cult expression to reveal the very varied concepts embraced by anthropomorphic imagery. Discussion ranges from the artistic expression of animal cults and that of natural forces to the effect of religious belief on artistic style, and Miranda Green argues that stylistic features such as emphasis and exaggeration express the religious viewpoint of Celtic patrons and artists
