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	• Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism Isaac Bonewits Citadel, 2006 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism

I have been a Druid for twenty-three years and I have recommended this book to my adult children and others who want to get a basic perception of what a Druid was and is and if they are interested in a "How to" manual. It is a veritable panacea for various rites, incantations, clothing, regalia, ceremonies, and a host of other items and issues of concern to potential and practicing Druids. This is a meat and potatoes book for Druids - or for anyone who wants to know more. It differentiates between the real Celtic Druids of the past (Paleo-Druids), the resurgence of Druids in the 19th century called Meso-Druids, modern Neo-Druids and Reconstructionist Druids.

It goes into considerable detail of the many varied and diverse modern day groups claiming, rightly or wrongly, they are Druids, and debunks much of the disinformation out there. This alone is worth purchasing the book. It does contain several versions of rituals so one could grab and go with this book. It does belong on a Druids book shelf - or better on the coffee table for constant reference. It gives many addresses and email contact points for individuals who may desire to become involved in groups.

It is a good, informative read, well researched, well documented and well written.

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A wealth of Druid information

This book contains a wealth of information for beginning Druids or those interested in finding out more about them. The book contains an extensive history, as well as information on many different types of Druids and caveats on what to watch out for. It definitely is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject. Very informative and detailed.

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Good for Overview on Contemporary Druidry

This book both failed me and surprised me positively. I personally don't subscribe to a lot of the subtly promoted political agendas nor do I feel that modern Paganism needs to be anti-Christian, but the parts about contemporary Druidry are unique. I think some material, like the history of the RDNA cannot be found anywhere else, also the history of ADF.

If anything, this book is worth the money for the chapters about history of modern Druidry and the provided contacts and profiles of Neopagan organizations.

For those who aren't students of comparative religion like me, the arguments for comparative mythology may be an important imput. Bonewits definitely deserves praise for throwing in some popular science.

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Yes!

A number of years back, I sat there for a number of days comparing the flow of similarity between different basic words from a number of languages and compared that to what I knew from archaeology (ancient trade paths, some of which are discernable from space, archaeological finds turning up from cultures distant to their location, and so on). Naturally, I wondered if our ancestors traveled, mingled, and mated (exotic is sexy, trade means money/power, such things make such unions desirable, and then comes baby) far more than most of us were previously made aware so I truly enjoyed the description of the evolution and migration of the Proto-Indo-European peoples with their theologies and rituals (orthopraxy) and how that has led up to contemporary Druidry on both sides of the Atlantic.

Highly engaging, this type of scope and the author's attention to details, patterns, metapatterns, and probabilities are consistently and delightfully conveyed with such a carefully (!) and well articulated level of honesty - this is why I have a serious crush on this author's work. And how often do I see this caliber of work? Not nearly often enough and rarely when it comes to religion!

Enjoy. ;)

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A book about Druids unlike any other, Bonewits?s Essential Guide to Druidism not only goes far behind the usual Celtic and Classical references by discussing the evolution and migration of the Proto-Indo-European peoples, from whom the Celts arose, but also discusses the beliefs and ritual practices of both the British and American streams of modern Druidry, as well as providing warnings about deceptive Druid organizations and authors. This is a book that belongs in the library of every modern Druid, regardless of their particular path or style of Druidism.

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