Celtic Civilization.
Payot| N° d'inventaire | 22235 |
| Format | 11 x 17 |
| Détails | 326 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782228921664 |
Who were the Celts? Rude barbarians whom Rome converted, first by the sword, then by persuasion, to civilization? Or a brilliant military aristocracy, led by spiritual leaders, the druids, holders of the highest initiation, and whom Rome deliberately destroyed? Thanks to Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h, a specialist in the ancient Celtic world, and Françoise Le Roux, a historian of religions, the Celts finally appear for what they really were: different peoples, with conceptions of religion, society, and the State that were irreconcilable with those of ancient Rome, on which medieval and modern Europe was founded. Better still: it was the Celts of Ireland who, deeply Christianized, saved classical culture from the nothingness of the Merovingian era.
Who were the Celts? Rude barbarians whom Rome converted, first by the sword, then by persuasion, to civilization? Or a brilliant military aristocracy, led by spiritual leaders, the druids, holders of the highest initiation, and whom Rome deliberately destroyed? Thanks to Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h, a specialist in the ancient Celtic world, and Françoise Le Roux, a historian of religions, the Celts finally appear for what they really were: different peoples, with conceptions of religion, society, and the State that were irreconcilable with those of ancient Rome, on which medieval and modern Europe was founded. Better still: it was the Celts of Ireland who, deeply Christianized, saved classical culture from the nothingness of the Merovingian era.