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MacKillop, James John was born on May 31, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Colin and Margaret Ann (Gillis) MacK.
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Myths and Legends of the Celts is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to the mythology of the peoples who inhabited the northwestern fringes of Europe—from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany. Drawing on recent historical and archeological research, as well as literary and oral sources, the guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges, diviners, and philosophers. It also examines the many Celtic deities who were linked with animals and such natural phenomena as rivers and caves, or who later became associated with local Christian saints. And it explores in detail the rich variety of Celtic myths: from early legends of King Arthur to the stories of the Welsh Mabinogi, and from tales of heroes including Cúchulainn, Fionn mac Cumhaill, and the warrior queen Medb, to tales of shadowy otherworlds—the homes of spirits and fairies. What emerges is a wonderfully diverse and fertile tradition of myth-making that has captured the imagination of countless generations, introduced and explained here with compelling insight.
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Movies from and about Ireland have attracted huge augiences, capturing top international prizes ("The Crying Game") and an Academy Award ("My Left Foot"). In this text, contributors take a variety of approaches to the treatment of films and film makers. They probe cinema's rewriting of Irish history, from "Michael Collins" and "In the Name of the Father" to "Lost Beginnings".
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MacKillop, James John was born on May 31, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Colin and Margaret Ann (Gillis) MacK.
AB, Wayne State University, 1962. Master of Arts, Wayne State University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1975.
Instructor English Michigan Technological University, Houghton, 1963-1966. Professor Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York, 1967-1999, Newhouse School, Syracuse, University, since 2007. Visiting fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975.
Visiting professor University Rennes, France, 1994.
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Member Syracuse Press Club.
Married Patricia MacKillop, August 29, 1964. Children: Molly Elizabeth, Colin Kahan.