Druid


 
 
Druid

In Celtic Polytheism, the word Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. Druidic practices were part of the culture of all the tribal peoples called "Keltoi" and "Galatai" by Greeks and "Celtae" and "Galli" by Romans, which evolved into modern English "Celtic" and "Gaulish".

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Modern attempts at reconstructing practising Druidism are called Neo-druidism.

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Celtic Polytheism: Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts....

Celtic: The words Celt and Celtic can have a variety of meanings....

Western Europe: Western Europe is distinguished from Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. However, these boundaries of Europe are subject to considerable overlap and fluctuation, which makes differentiation difficult. Thus the concept of Western Europe is associated with li...


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Introduction
Etymology
History
Social and religious influence
Druidic sites
In Christian literature
Late Druidic survivals in Flanders
Revival
Modern Druidism
See also
Further reading
External links
 
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