Sökning: "Celtic mythology"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden Celtic mythology.

  1. 1. From Rome to Ireland : a comparative analysis of two pagan goddesses and a Christian saint

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Joanna Pettersson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :History of Religions; Saint Brigid; Saint Brigit; Celtic religion; Celtic mythology; Minerva; Roman religion; Goddess; Hagiography; Brigid; Brighid;

    Sammanfattning : In Celtic religious studies, it is often difficult to find reliable textual sources if you are working with pre-Christian religion, since all text is written in a Christian context. As a result, Celtic scholars have to look outside of the pre-Christian Celtic context, to search for knowledge elsewhere. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Culhwch & Lúthien : Keltisk mytologi i J. R. R. Tolkiens sagovärld

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Emil Ericsson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :J. R. R. Tolkien; influence; The Silmarillion; Middle-earth; Elves; Celtic; Irish; Welsh; mythology; folklore; Lebor Gabála Érenn; Mabinogion;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates in what respects Celtic mythology influenced J. R. R. Tolkien when writing the sagas incorporated in the mythopoeic compilation of The Silmarillion. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Yeats, Myth and Mythical Method : A Close Reading of the Representations of Celtic and Catholic Mythology in “The Wanderings of Oisin”

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för språkstudier

    Författare :Jenny Sperens; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Yeats; mythical method; close reading; Irish mythology; Oisin; Yeats; mytisk metod; närläsning; Irländsk mytologi; Oisin;

    Sammanfattning : “The Wanderings of Oisin” was published in 1889 and is one of W.B Yeats’ earliest poems and is the main focus for this essay. The poem depicts the duality of Irish identity and the transition from one system of belief to another. This essay will demonstrate that W. LÄS MER