Looking for book recommendations...

[Bastemhet]

I'm interested in the mythology of Celtic and Ancient Egyptian traditions. Can anyone point me to some resources that they've found helpful?  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

One of the stickies is a recommened reading list.  

[Bastemhet]

I know. I wanted more than just one of each. Specifically, I was hoping to get recommendations from those who follow those traditions in order to see what they found useful.  

[TeaDidikai]

For the Celts, try the Cycles and some of the older Manuscripts.
Fair warning- while education is all well and good, they are a closed culture. Don't know if that affects your interest or not.

For Egyptian stuff: you can read Budge- he's "classic", but I don't like his translations.

Is there a specific period of Egyptian theology you are interested in?  

[Bastemhet]

Well I guess that ends that vein. Oh, well. sad

Anything and everything. Bring it on!  

[TeaDidikai]

Sophist

Well I guess that ends that vein. Oh, well. sad

They have interesting mythology though.

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Anything and everything. Bring it on!

How about at a reading level- Casual? College?  

[Bastemhet]

I'm sure they do. I love mythology. But that wasn't the intent of this post.

Casual and college. Maybe even practical. I would love anything that specifically looks into Bast or Hathor. I don't think I'm ready for anything that I'd have to have degrees in Egyptology to understand, though.  

[Kittori]

Just curious here, what do you mean by a "closed" culture?

And I'm very curious to read up on some Celtic mythology, specifically those from Ireland/Scotland.  

[TeaDidikai]

Sophist

Casual and college. Maybe even practical. I would love anything that specifically looks into Bast or Hathor. I don't think I'm ready for anything that I'd have to have degrees in Egyptology to understand, though.

Fair general overview:
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch.

Good translation of the Book of the Dead- useful for the afterlife contexts:
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day by Raymond Faulkner

College Level Overview of Egyptian Culture:
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw

Casual overview:
Egyptian Mythology a to Z by Pat Remler

Kittori

Just curious here, what do you mean by a "closed" culture?

And I'm very curious to read up on some Celtic mythology, specifically those from Ireland/Scotland.

Some cultures do not welcome outsiders from joining their groups.

The gods of the Celts have sworn oaths to the people of the land.  

[Bastemhet]

Thank you so much!  

[TeaDidikai]

Welcome!  

[Kittori]

TeaDidikai

Some cultures do not welcome outsiders from joining their groups.

The gods of the Celts have sworn oaths to the people of the land.

Do these oaths pass down to second generations, whose parents are Celtic, but who do not live in Europe?
My mom is Irish, but I don't live in Ireland...  

[Deoridhe]

Kittori

TeaDidikai

Some cultures do not welcome outsiders from joining their groups.

The gods of the Celts have sworn oaths to the people of the land.

Do these oaths pass down to second generations, whose parents are Celtic, but who do not live in Europe?
My mom is Irish, but I don't live in Ireland...

Nope. My understanding is, however, one can be adopted in - either via a member of via the gods themselves.  

[TeaDidikai]

Deoridhe

Kittori

TeaDidikai

Some cultures do not welcome outsiders from joining their groups.

The gods of the Celts have sworn oaths to the people of the land.

Do these oaths pass down to second generations, whose parents are Celtic, but who do not live in Europe?
My mom is Irish, but I don't live in Ireland...

Nope. My understanding is, however, one can be adopted in - either via a member of via the gods themselves.

Can marry in as well.

Keep in mind that having Celtic Heritage doesn't make one a Celt.  

[Deoridhe]

TeaDidikai

Can marry in as well.

Keep in mind that having Celtic Heritage doesn't make one a Celt.

I'll stand as an example. Half my heritage is Celt, but I'm a USian. ^^