This new & completely redesigned edition offers a vivid & evocative insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. Sharkey explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods & monuments, heroic tales & pagan rituals, & the enduring imaginative power of their art & lore. Their epic mythmaking & sinuous art conjure a world of strange transformations & liminal states, moving freely between life & death, light & dark, mortal & divine. The latter part of the book comprises eleven richly illustrated Themes sections: illuminating groupings of ancient art that complement the main text.