Celtic Curses / Bernard Mees.

The first comprehensive study of early Celtic cursing, this work analyses both medieval and ancient expressions of Celtic imprecation: from the binding tablets of ancient Britain and Gaul to the saintly maledictions of the early medieval period, and other traces of Celtic stipulation and binding onl...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Mees, Bernard (Bernard Thomas) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Old Irish
Published: Suffolk, UK : Rochester : Boydell Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Infernal powers
  • Dark waters
  • Gemma's tomb
  • Vengeful prayers
  • Fragments
  • Breastplates and clamours
  • Geases and binding
  • Incantations
  • Conclusion : cursing wells.