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Samhain : The Roots of Halloween by Luke Eastwood (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.

ISBN-100750998008

ISBN-139780750998000

eBay Product ID (ePID)28057253707

Product Key Features

Book TitleSamhain : the Roots of Halloween

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicFolklore & Mythology, General, Europe / Ireland, Holidays (Non-Religious)

IllustratorDanaan, Elena, Yes

GenreSocial Science, Psychology, History

AuthorLuke Eastwood

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal133.9

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements7 Preface by Morgan Daimler9 Introduction13 Chapter 1Irish Cosmology and the Otherworld17 Chapter 2The Festival ofSamhain31 Chapter 3TlachtgaandMogh Ruith49 Chapter 4Tlachtga- the Sacred Site71 Chapter 5The Evolution into Halloween99 Chapter 6The Neo-Pagan Revival ofSamhain127 Bibliography139

SynopsisA full history of the festival of Halloween 'An excellent and comprehensive exploration of this fascinating subject.' - Philip Carr-Gomm, author Druid Mysteries ' Samhain was the entry point into winter, a time of hardship, cold and hunger ... It was also a time of introspection, of communing with the dead and the otherworld - themes that have somehow survived, albeit distorted, into the modern era.' The modern celebration of Halloween is derived from the ancient festival of the dead known in Ireland as Samhain . It is from Ireland that we have inherited most of our Halloween traditions, mainly through the diaspora. Delving into the ancient past, this book uncovers the history of this festival in Britain, Ireland and Brittany, including the forgotten goddess Tlachtga and the sacred temple of the Druids in Co. Meath, where the first Halloween fires were lit.

LC Classification NumberBF1572.S35