Studying Celtic Mythology and Celtic Figures of Divine Status in Light of Recent Archaeological Discoveries

Maxim Fomin

doi:10.1177/02576430251409903

Studying Celtic Mythology and Celtic Figures of Divine Status in Light of Recent Archaeological Discoveries

Maxim Fomin

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Abstract

The article addresses questions related to the study of Celtic mythology within the history of Celtic Studies throughout the twentieth century and initiates a discussion of its place in the twenty-first-century scholarship, including recent advances in the archaeology of the Continental Celts in Central Europe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	190-200
Number of pages	11
Journal	Studies in History
Volume	40
Issue number	2
Early online date	23 Dec 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/02576430251409903
Publication status	Published online - 23 Dec 2025

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© 2025 Jawaharlal Nehru University

Funding

Research towards the publication of the article was realised during the research fellowship stay in Germany funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Institute for Sorbian Studies, University of Leipzig (2022-23)

Funder number
2016–17
2022–23

Keywords

Celtic iconography of the wild animals
Celtic mythology
Celtic Studies
Irish literature
mythology
Archaeology
Celtic beliefs
archaeology of the Continental Celts

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