Celtic Magic: Fate and Death

Vampires, demons, harbingers of death.
Why did the ancient Celts—the ancestors of the Irish—worship pagan deities? How did faith help them survive? What connects the legendary tribe and our Slavic ancestors? These and many other questions are answered by one of the most authoritative contemporary Celtic scholars, Professor, Doctor of Philology Tatyana Mikhailova. Prophets and soothsayers on the path of the Fated Oleg; terrifying wailing banshees and cunning half-women; upirs and strigoi; witches and hunters of them—these characters, one way or another, influenced the history of world culture. The author proves that the frightening images and legends created by ancient peoples are not just superstitions, but the roots of human consciousness—without which it’s impossible to fully understand how modern people think.