treienrt@islc.net
Re: Druid / Shaman Magazine
Aicerno OCathasaigh

Thu Sep  9 20:54:55 1999
Terry wrote,*br*: Greetings. I am trying to find any magazines that deal with *br*: Druidism and Shamanism. If you know of any, please email me *br*: the names of them and address for subscriptions long with *br*: any info about the mag that you deem important. I have *br*: scoured Barnes and Nobles only to find very few "New *br*: Age / Pagan" magazines but none deal with this topic.*br*:*br*: Thanks for the help.*br*: Terry*br*:*br*: PS: If there are any books that you deem 100% outstanding, *br*: email me the name and author of it and why it is so great.*br*:*br*: Thanks again.*br*: T*p*Terry,*p*     There are two books I definitely recommend. To list in alphabetical order, according to author:*p*1. Bonwick, James. "Druids and Old Irish Religion". For something that was first published regarding the Irish and Druids before any standards were set for the field of Iro-Celtic studies (Or any field of anthropology for that matter. This book came out when they were using dynamite to dig up dinosaur fossils [published mid to late 1890's]). It is outstanding because stuff that liguists and cultural anthropologists accept today (Such as the indo-european root stock that the celts come from), Bonwick talks about. He's also not biased against the Irish like some if not all of his contemporaries. It's not perfect, but it is good reading.*p*2. Ellis, Peter Berreford. "The Druids" is the book to read, however if you want a good education into the early middle ages and Irish history and culture combined into a fictional setting, read his "Sister Fidelma" novels (which take place in the time span from 644-646 CE). The Fidelma novels are (and Ellis uses the nome de plume 'Peter Tremayne'): "A shroud for the Arch-Bishop", and "Suffer Little Children".*p*Good reading,*p*Aicerno
Druid / Shaman Magazine
Terry
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Wed Sep  8 12:09:31 1999