Celtic Art Symbols & Imagery by MirandaGreen Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1997 by Sterling Pub Co Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8069-0313-2, ISBN: 0-8069-0313-9
""Green...is a superlative researcher and a clear, often eloquent writer. In this gorgeously-illustrated volume, she approaches Celtic art in terms of what it expresses about Celtic culture's spiritual beliefs and social organization."
"The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including:* Celtic* Roman* Norse* Caucasian* Japanese traditions.The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults."
Celtic Goddesses(1st Edition) Warriors, Virgins and Mothers by MirandaGreen Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by George Braziller ISBN-13: 978-0-8076-1405-1, ISBN: 0-8076-1405-X
"This text offers a wide-ranging review of the significance of the female in Celtic myth and religion. Celtic goddesses presided over nature, animals, healing and fertility. Terrifying battle goddesses were invoked in times of war and a Mother Goddess was supplicated for the fertility of animals and crops. Goddesses were often linked with animals - birds, dogs, bears, pigs and snakes all had their divine protectresses. Divine and semi-di ..."
Celtic Myths (The Legendary Past) by Miranda Jane Green Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1993 by British Museum Pub Ltd(England ISBN-13: 978-0-7141-2091-1, ISBN: 0-7141-2091-X
"For 800 years, a proud, vibrant, richly imaginative warrior people swept ruthlessly across Europe. The ancient Greeks called them "Keltoi" and honored them as one of the great barbarian races. Follow their fascinating story from their earliest roots 2,500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historic ..."
"The following institutionsare thanked for allowing me accessto their collections,
for their help in the research and for permission to photograph and publish their
material: AixenProvence, Musée Granet; AliseSainteReine, Musée
Archéologique; ..."
"CELTS. Modern urban dwellers are cushioned, to an extent, from the rhythm of
the seasons, from the immediate effects of good or poor harvests and of the
health and fertility of flocks and herds. But in any pre-industrial and essentially
rural society, the association of communities with the natural environment and
their dependence on it are both close and direct. The world of the Celts was no
exception. The single farm or small nuc ..."
"The reason for this may be a religious one or it may derive from economic
considerations such as were suggested above in respect of Danebury. Other
animals Bones of wild and domestic animals of species other than those already
discussed turn up only sporadically in ritual contexts. Goats do not appear to
have been common, although there is a problem here, in that it is often
impossible to distinguish goats from sheep in faunal asse ..."
"Celtic culture was to spread to cover an area stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. Soon after 400 B.C., Celtic tribes erupted over the Alps and attacked Rome and Delphi. The Celts were never to create an Empire, but they would come face to face with one - the Roman Empire. The decline of the Celts had begun."
"The Celts are surrounded by an aura of romance and mysticism, and echoes of the past still resonate today. Many of the traditional feast dates of Western Civilization have their roots in the pagan Celtic past. There is also a prevailing uniqueness in the peoples of the Celtic nations and their descendants-their love of poetry, literature and music."
"249 Green, The Wheel as a Cult-symbol, cat. no. A101. 250 ibid., cat. no. C3, pl. LXXX; J.L.Courcelle-Seneuil, Les Dieux gaulois d'après les monuments figurés, 1910, p. 67, fig. 22; M.J.Green, 'Mother and sun in Romano-Celtic religion', ..."
Roman Archaeology (Aspects of Roman Life) by MirandaGreen Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1983 by Longman Group United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-582-20165-1, ISBN: 0-582-20165-9
A Milliner's Tale Images of Beauty and Integrity by MirandaGreen Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0-646-46225-7, ISBN: 0-646-46225-3
"The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including:* Celtic* Roman* Norse* Caucasian* Japanese traditions.The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults."