Celtic Source

Education EN ↓ 78 episodes

Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird discusses various aspects of Celtic myth and culture, with a particular focus on Welsh and Irish source texts.

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3. The roots of Celtic myth 22.05.2020 24:20

Tracing the Celtic myth of water, divine birth and inspiration back to its Indo-European roots.

2. Y Fari Lwyd - a Welsh winter custom 21.05.2020 46:25

An overview of the Mari Lwyd folk custom and a discussion of the meaning of some of the Welsh folk verses sung during the winter ritual.

1. Is Celtic spirituality cultural appropriation? 21.05.2020 38:52

This is an old issue when it comes to Celtic culture and our historical source texts. In this episode Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird, a first-language Welsh speaker, tries to unpick the state of English language culture's adoption and use of Celtic source texts, and explains why he's not necessarily taking the usual route with the study of Celtic myth.