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5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT ANTIDOTE TO CELTIC STUDIES PROPAGANDA!,
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This review is from: The Celts: The Construction of a Myth (Hardcover)
The author uses refreshing scholarship in this detailed analysis that burns through the paper house of Celtomania. Starting with the Romantic movement, forgers like Breiz and Ossian glamorized peoples on the periphery of western Europe whose cultures were declining under English rule. Using archaeology and ethnography he carefully dissects modern Celticism as a political ideology. Which falsely links a wide variety of ancient tribal cultures to modern minorities seeking a common ancestry.Thus, proving the term Celtic to be the least CREDIBLE of the genealogical references. Even Celtophiles like Frank Delaney in his series The Celts, stated "the division between the genuine ancient Celts and their modern, diluted namesakes can no longer be relevantly bridged." Lastly, no people before the 18th century ever called themselves Celtic. It should also be remembered that scholars like Nick Merriman & William Jones have long supported Mr. Chapmans work. |
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The Celts: The Construction of a Myth by Malcolm Chapman (Hardcover - July 1992)
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