The Evolution of the Otherworld: Redefining the Celtic Gods for a Christian Society

By Courtney L. Firman, published Nov 06, 2006
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Takeaways
  • The Irish Otherworld was greatly preserved through the efforts of Christian monks.
  • The pagan gods of the Celts survived through their seamless evolution into the Christian stories.
  • The notion of the Otherworld is still prevalent in the modern literature of Ireland.
Did You Know?
Keith Donahue recently published a novel entitled The Stolen Child that was inspired by Yeats poem of the same title.
Resources
  • Carey, John. “The Baptism of the Gods”. A Single Ray of the Sun. …handout, don’t have rest of citation. Davies, Oliver. “The Voyage of Brendan”. Celtic Spirituality. New York: Paulist Press, 1999. “Voyage of Bran Son of Febal”. Tales of the Traditional King. …handout, don’t have rest of citation. Yeats, W.B. “Cathleen ni Houlihan”…handout, don’t have rest of citation  - - -. “The Only Jealousy of Emer”…handout, don’t have rest of citation
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