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The Celtic Druids

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An Attempt to show, that The Druids were the Priests of Oriental Colonies Who Emigrated from India; and were the Introducers of the First or Cadmean System of Letters, and the Builders of Stonehenge, of Carnac, and of Other Cyclopean Works, in Asia and Europe.
Complete with many informative prints and maps.
Partial Contents: Necessity of Etymology; Alphabets; Changes in Language; Druids acquainted with Letters; Irish, Greek, and Hebrew Letters the same; Hieroglyphics; Ciphering invented before Letters; Virgil a Druid; Genesis; Persia, India, and China, the Depositaries, not the Inventors of Science; Who the Celtf were; Affinity between the Latin, Sanscrit, and Celtic; Term Barbarian; Arrival of Phoenician Colonies in Ireland; Origin of Irish Fables; Derivation of the word Britain; Hero Gods; Derivation of the words: Albion, Druid, Vates and Bards; Britain known to Aristotle; Road to Britain lost, like that to America and Australia; magnetic Needle; Ancient Oracles founded by Celtf; Druids probably Pythagoreans; Cross common to Greeks, Egyptians, and Indians; Monograms of Christ; Druids admitted the Creation of Matter; Festivals removed by the precession of the Equinoxes; Druid Festival of Christmas; Mother of the Gods; Baal; Gods of India and Ireland the same; Chaldees of the Jews; St. Patrick;

532 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 2007

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Godfrey Higgins

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Godfrey Higgins was an English magistrate and landowner, a prominent advocate for social reform, historian, and antiquarian.
He is now known best for his writings concerning ancient myths, especially his book Anacalypsis, published posthumously, in which he asserts a commonality among various religious myths, which he traces back to the supposed lost religion of Atlantis.
He has been termed a "political radical, reforming county magistrate and idiosyncratic historian of religions" (Wiki)

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October 1, 2020
Återigen har jag läst en utgåva med annorlunda sidnummerering. Jag halverade dessa i mina anteckningar för att ge en ungefärlig mängd text.

Detta är ett utmärkt exempel på hur fel det blir när en historisk skrift fångas i en religiös eller doktrinär kronologi/idesystem. Författaren har som hypotes att det keltiska prästerskapet praktiserade ungefär samma religion som man gjorde i det gamla Indien. Så långt gott och väl. Problemet är att han inte kan få det att fungera med den bibliska kronologin - och att det i sin tur får honom att försöka härleda stonehenge till det gamla israel m.m.

Boken är vetenskapligt skriven, i det att dess källor och argument är tydligt redovisade. Detta sagt är den sensationalistisk, och har argument som förefaller en modern läsare illa underbyggda.

Jag rekommenderar den inte. Det är en pannkaka av illa underbyggda hypoteser och försök att tillrättalägga fakta för att passa dem. De mest intressanta, och kanske till och med värdefulla, styckena rör engelsk folksed. Om detta är av intresse, kanske övriga 400 sidor är värda att ta sig igenom.
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April 22, 2018
Fantastic illustrations - though his theories and ideas are very much 'of their time'!
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February 14, 2018
This tome runs dry at some times but is a very good addition to your library. It touches on not just European history but also biblical history. This is a must read if you are planning on reading Anacalypsis.
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