Introduction to Celtic studies 15-WDSC-CE-12
(First semester of a two-semester course - continues as 15-WDSC-CE-22.)
This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to Celtic Studies and, consequently, enable students to gain basic knowledge of this broad field of research. The initial lectures outline the Celtic presence and developments on the European continent, i.e. major theories on the origin of the Celts, characteristics of their civilization, migration patterns as well as social and religious organization. Then, the focus is shifted to the linguistic dimension: Celtic languages from both a diachronic and synchronic perspective, their position within the Indo-European family group, their status of minority languages and their modern-day maintenance. Finally, students are exposed to the socio-cultural dimension of contemporary Celtic studies: popular motifs derived from Celtic literatures as present in popular culture, Celtic naming patterns or Celtic diasporas in the world. The course finishes with a look at the history of Celtic scholarship in Poland and abroad.
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Course completion requirements: written examination
Bibliography
Ball, Martin and Nicole Müller. 2009. Celtic Languages. London: Routledge.
Chadwick, Nora: varia
Cunliffe, Barry. 2000. The Ancient Celts.London: Penguin Books.
Green, Miranda: varia
Jackson, Kenneth: varia
Koch, John T. and John Carey. 1995. The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales.Oakville:Celtic Studies Publications.
Koch, J., 2005, Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, 2005
Koch, John. 2009. Tartessian: Celtic in the South-West at the Dawn of History. Oakville: Celtic Studies Publications.
Piggott, Stuart. 1985. The Druids.London: Thames & Hudson.
Rosen-Przeworska, Janina: Tradycje celtyckie w obrzędowości Protosłowian, Ossolineum, 1964
Schlette, Friedrich, Celtowie, Wydawnictwo Łódzkie, 1987
Woźniak, Zenon, Celtowie w Polsce, PAN, 1968
BBC- History of Celtic Britain, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010bg26
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