The Celts (Ancient Peoples and Places)

Certainly not an introduction, or something you read in a day or start reading and can't put down, but it contains a powerful ammount of information of the Celts, particularly focusing on social structure and pagan religion. Lots of good photos, often depicting torques and other ancient Celtic treasures.

This book is the standard by which I judge all others. Well written, informative and not as dry as some others of this type, "The Celts" is a scholarly work with none of the romanticism that is found in so many recent books about the Celts.If you are trying to understand what the Celts were really like, how they lived and what the world was like during their time, this is an excellent book to start with. If you are interested in the modern interpretations of the ancient Celtic religions, this book will give you some of the factual background that is lacking in many writings.