Pagan Celtic Britain: Studies in Iconography and Tradition |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE Sanctuaries temples and cult sites | 19 |
CHAPTER TWO The cult of the head | 61 |
CHAPTER THREE The horned god in Britain | 127 |
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