When thinking of Celtic religion, the first thing that comes to ones mind is generally Druidism, and maybe even Stonehenge. |
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If Druidism winds up being the true faith I don't want to have to explain why I ever kicked a tree. |
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I think I mentioned Druidism, and that is basically what we are talking about here. |
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My paternal Grandfather was a follower of Druidism, in fact, highly placed in Druidical circles in the last century. |
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Actually there was a body of popular superstitions and observances which came from a deeper and older source than Druidism, and was destined to long outlive it. |
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However, there is still controversy over how much resemblance modern Druidism may or may not have to the Iron Age druids. |
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You're an expert in English magic, including Druidism and Wicca. |
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Druidism can be seen as another quasi-Masonic phenomenon, and druids of this ilk are on a par with any other odd fellows, their aim being clubbable mutual assistance rather than mystical transcendence. |
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After all the subtle and wicked heresies I had defeated, did they think I would fall into plain old nature-worshipping Druidism and grow a white beard and harvest mistletoe? |
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But spiritually he's even more intriguing than his alter ego, having embraced Druidism, and like all good Druids, has celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge. |
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He was especially hard on Druidism, because of its incompatibility with the Roman state religion and its proselytizing activities. |
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Julius Caesar mentions in his Gallic Wars that those Celts who wanted to make a close study of druidism went to Britain to do so. |
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In Gaul, the power of the druids was checked, first by forbidding Roman citizens to belong to the order, and then by banning druidism altogether. |
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