Ethnographic Research Paper: The Druids

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The Druids
The Druids served as intermediaries between humans and the gods in the ancient Celtic world. To this day, Druid's perceptions are formed by their interactions with Romans due to a lack of archaeological evidence and Roman documents. An archaeological lack of druids can be troublesome for determining their identity. Individuals who have written and continue to write about the Druids have personal biases, making each source less reliable. As druids first encountered the Romans, outlined in Caesar's Gallic Commentaries, played a prominent role in shaping our perceptions of the Druids, the early Greeks, the Welsh and Irish vernacular, 18th and 19th-century writers and even entertainment today also played a significant role in shaping our current society's belief of Druids as supernatural and mythological beings. Identifying the druids is a challenging task. Because of this, the druids are interpreted in different ways by different people. It was during this period between 400BC and 400AD that the druids' subject matter radically shifted. There have been many changes in the historical understanding of the druids as a result.
Several tasks are assigned to the druids of classical literature: religious mediators, philosophers; teachers; and judges. We have the most information about the druids from Caesar. The druids are in control of religion, according to Caesar himself. Public and private sacrifices are under their jurisdiction, as are other religious questions. Druids are depicted as superhuman magicians in early literature in the oral tradition of the Welsh and Irish. Even marvels such as converting yourself or others into animals, such as those recounted in Betha, are linked to druids in Ireland. Finding out "who the druids are" requires taking into account the larger historical and cultural background. Due to a scarcity of extensive evidence for druid priests, the Roman cults and religions came to be (Coleman, n.p). Druidism was the Celtic people's religion in the past, and Druids were the priests and priestesses who consulted with the gods. The term "druid" means "oak people." Because oak is a sacred tree to the Druids, this is the reason. There were Druids, a Celtic social group. A group of nomadic people known as the Celts traveled from their homelands in the Balkans to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. Some aspects of the faith are still practiced in the modern world, though.
The Neo-druids, the believers of this religion, encourage peace, harmony, and preservation of nature. Druidism and other Neopagan religions are on the rise in our day and age. To reconnect with their ancestors, "many people" are searching for their roots (Robinson). Neopagan Druids hold many beliefs. Spirituality permeates the natural and material world, according to them. As a result, they can be considered a very esoteric faith. They don't have a sacred text like the Bible like many other religions, like the Druids. According to historical records, druidic principles may have been revived in northern Britain after the Roman conquest by a seminary of druids that lasted into the 6th century CE (Pritchard, n.p). The devotees of this religion do not share a common...