Project Gutenberg 2011-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 834 Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) 1878 1965 Wentz, Walter Yeeling Evans Evans-Wentz, Walter Yeeling 12016878 The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries" by W. Y. Evans-Wentz is a scholarly exploration focused on Celtic folklore and mythology, written in the early 20th century. This work investigates the persistent belief in fairies across Celtic nations, including Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany, examining both contemporary beliefs and historical contexts. The author delves into the enduring cultural significance of fairies, presenting firsthand accounts from various witnesses, and explores how these beliefs interface with broader themes of spirituality and human experience. The opening portion introduces the foundational ideas behind the study, emphasizing the author's extensive research conducted among Celtic peoples across different regions. The text reflects on the interplay between natural environments and the Celtic belief in fairies, proposing that locations rich in myth and legend, like Tara in Ireland and Carnac in Brittany, act as cultural epicenters for these beliefs. Evans-Wentz outlines his anthropological and psychological methodologies for gathering testimony, asserting that both the educated and the uneducated hold these beliefs, encouraging readers to reconsider their notions of superstition versus reality within the rich tapestry of Celtic culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Celts -- Folklore Celts -- Religion Mythology, Celtic Fairies BL GR Text Paganism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1605808 1605784 2024-10-14T15:16:28.604704 2023-09-15T08:45:38.569084 text/html text/html 1567066 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 653813 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 766764 2024-10-14T15:17:04.644581 application/epub+zip 787231 2024-10-14T15:16:39.577663 application/epub+zip 647376 2024-10-14T15:16:34.434676 application/epub+zip 1396117 2024-10-14T15:17:19.826489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1168686 2024-10-14T15:16:58.194631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1018238 2022-09-16T05:34:19.338589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1262305 2024-10-14T15:16:23.111777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1261958 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 485269 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1261285 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 484838 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1261299 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484028 2021-01-07T09:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24305 2024-10-14T15:17:20.005470 application/rdf+xml 16567 2024-10-14T15:16:35.262685 image/jpeg 3898 2024-10-14T15:16:34.849689 image/jpeg 725987 2024-10-14T15:16:28.732741 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia