Druids: Their Origins and History [Hardcover]

Lewis Spence (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566198941
• ISBN-13: 978-1566198943
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,117,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars a piece of Druid history, October 27, 2005

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Siobhan Olaoghaire Sannes "Art Does Not Apolo... (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Druids: Their Origins and History (Hardcover)

This book is often referenced (both positively and negatively) by a number of modern Druid histories. Published in 1949, it must be read like Frazer's work, i.e., a product of the time. However, keeping this in mind, I think the reader is amply rewarded with discussions of numerous theories which came before Spence, which we might have heard of been been unable to read for ourselves. Lewis Spence might be highly regarded by some, and yet lambasted by others, he is nevertheless influential in the formation of modern Druidry as we know it today.