|  By Subject > Sociology, Anthropology, Mythology > 8 > The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
 Pixies, elves, brownies, dwarfs, and leprechauns--those romantic and sometimes mischievous little people--are considered by many to be nature spirits and even "fallen angels." A collection of first-hand reports of elfin creatures in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries is one of the most scholarly works ever published on fairies. It not only contains testimonials about a way of life that continued to survive in wild and lonely places into the early twentieth century, but also provides a rational case for the reality of fairy life. Chapters cover an anthropological examination of the evidence, people of the goddess Dana or the Sidhe, the Celtic otherworld and the Celtic doctrine of re-birth, the cult of gods, spirits, fairies and the dead; and modern science and the fairy-faith. A valuable resource for anthropology students and fans of Celtic lore, this fascinating book also offers hours of delightful reading for believers in wee folk. Unabridged republication of the edition published by University Books, Inc., Oxford, 1911. Introduction.
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