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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Celts"”.
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Did the ancient Celts practice human sacrifice?
… number of these writers referred to the ancient Celts practising human sacrifice. Next the results from a variety of archaeological investigations was looked at to see if there were any material remains which would support these references in the classical writings. It was discovered that there …
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The Celts: an ancient exonym for a modern mind-set?
… prehistoric continental Western Europe into the Celts associated with the modern inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. On the one hand, the peoples labelled as Κελτοί/Celtae by the Greeks and Romans did not suddenly appear in continental Western Europe in the first …
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Celtic Women in Context: Comparative Perspectives on Stereotypes and Gender Roles of Ancient Women
… and Caesar had the propensity to write about the Celts through a kaleidoscopic lens that featured xenophobia, sexism, and propaganda, creating an entertaining but often fragmentary image. This study looks at whether these perspectives have altered the way Celtic women have been portrayed over …
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The Celt and Shelley : a study of certain contrasts and resemblances between Welsh literature and Shelley's poetry
… generally accepted with those of the Cymric Celts. But it is quite evident by the very limitation of time and space at our disposal, that the present treatment of style in the Celt and Shelley must be somewhat restricted.
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Shakespeare's Portrayal of the Celtic Nations of Scotland and Wales and the Changing View of Ancient Britain
… is a change of approach to, or perception of the Celts. In doing so I will look at his portrayal of the Welsh, the Scots, and at the wider view of ‘Britishness’, to see how these Celtic nations are portrayed from an English viewpoint. I will also consider Shakespeare’s stance on the …
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The Medieval English Longbow: Characteristics and Origin
… not Welsh origin. It was known to Pre-migration Celts; made of yew wood, not oak, hickory, or ash; approximately 6 feet long, shot a 27 to 30 inch arrow, and had an effective range of cerca 240 yards. One of the fascinating mysteries of the longbow is why it was abandoned. The replacement of the …
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The Representation of Celtic Tiger Irish Masculinity in Hollywood Cinema: 1994-2008
… Irish masculinity in cinema. Chapter One, “Tiger Celts”: Irishness, Whiteness, and Masculinity, considers the way that Irishness registers as a form of enriched whiteness in popular culture while still laying claim to a victim status that has extended from Ireland’s former colonization. It argues …
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Bardic echoes: reconstructing ancient Celtic music, towards an ethnomusicology; or, an interdisciplinary study of Celtic musical identity
… evidence to justify preconceptions about the Celts, and instead to compare a given set of artefacts with other forms of information. Due to differing levels of evidence scarcity, this is presented relevant to the burden of proof and likelihood rather than along a chronological axis.
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Legacy of Betrayal: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison of the Cherokee Removal and the Highland Clearances
… literature in the ethnohistorical examination of Celts and Native Americans and in this way shows the universality of colonialism and its effects on indigenous populations, which is vital to the understanding of history and equally as relevant in today's modern world.</p>
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Jist Lak...De White Folks': 'Jumping theBroom As A Case Study In Exploring theIntercultural and Atlantic Dimensions of Southern Society
… the experiences of the African Americans, Celts, Gypsies and Anglo-Saxons that used it, and how all groups involved hold a shared cultural expression centralized around broomstick ceremonies that has not been articulated in past historiography.</p> <p> This thesis seeks to separate the …
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STUDIO DI UN TERRITORIO DI CONFINE: LA NECROPOLI DI CASALFIUMANESE NEL QUADRO DEL POPOLAMENTO DELLE VALLATE APPENNINICHE ROMAGNOLE TRA ORIENTALIZZANTE ED ETA' TARDO ARCAICA
… believed to bear witness to the arrival of the Celts in Italy. During the 1970s, two leading Italian scholars proposed linking the small Malatesta farm at Casalfiumanese and the other sites in Romagna rather than the Umbrians, whom ancient historiography recalls being among the inhabitants of …
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Discovering Border Crossings in Pagan Epic Literature
… border crossings were important to the ancient Celts and Norse as evidenced by the vast quantity of occurrences in their literature,and have remained important themes in literature throughout the ages. Border crossings reflect man's fascination with concepts beyond his immediate existence and …
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The differential use of constructed sacred space in southern Britain, from the late Iron Age to the 4th century AD
The principal aim of the thesis has been to examine the development of constructed cult loci from the late Iron Age to the late Roman period in southern Britain, focusing on the differential use of internal space. Following an initial review of the interpretative parameters used in the …
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Breathing & Playing Architecture: Bagpipe School, Museum and Workshop
"This project is my way of saying thanks. My intention is to recognize the people who were able to transmit the passion and love for the land of my grandparents Asturias, with its heritage, history and music. My architectural purpose is to strengthen the tradition and culture by recovering the …