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On Similarity of Perception of Celts and Peoples of Caucasus Journal of Education, 1(1):59-61,2012 ISSN:2298-0172 On Similarity of Perception of Celts and Peoples of Caucasus კელტებისა და კავკასიელების წარმოდგენების მსგავსებისათვის Ketevan SIKHARULIDZE * ქეთევან სიხარულიძე* Abstract The article covers the brief history of migration of Celts to the European Continent. It is mentioned that the Irish are their direct descendants and thus, Celtic mythology and religious perceptions have been maintained in Irish sagas best of all. The tradition according to which Celts used to cut off and keep the enemy’s head is emphasized. Similar custom of the Caucasus population is described and an assumption is made that similarity of these beliefs may be the result of contacts of Celts and Caucasian peoples in anscient times. Keywords: Celts, mythology, language and culture რეზიუმე სტატიაში გადმოცემულია ევროპის კონტინენტზე კელტების მიგრაციის მოკლე ისტორია. აღნიშნულია, რომ ირლანდიელები მათი პირდაპირი შთამომავლები არიან და ამიტომაც კელტური მითოლოგია და რელიგიური წარმოდგენები ყველაზე უკეთ ირლანდიურ საგებშია შემონახული. ყურადღება გამახვილებულია ტრადიციაზე, რომლის მიხედვით კელტები მტერს თავს აჭრიდნენ და ინახავდნენ. მითითებულია მსგავსი ჩვეულება კავკასიის მოსახლეობაში და გამოთქმულია ვარაუდი, რომ ამ რწმენათა მსგავსება შეიძლება კელტებისა და კავკასიის ხალხების კონტაქტების შედეგი იყოს. საკვანძო სიტყვები: კელტები, მითოლოგია, ენა და კულტურა The name of the Celts and issues related to them attact particular role of chiefs was outlined in whose hands mate- more and more attention nowadays. This is not surprising rial wealth was accumulated. They encompassed nearly all as it is thought they have played a great role in establish- Europe up to Etruscans and Greeks (Celts, 2008: 11). ment of the European civilization. Sufficient literature is The Celts occupied the Iberian Peninsula and mixed available about the Celts but a lot of things need to be es- with the local population – Iberians, whose language does tablished yet. Their name first appears in Greek sources, not belong to the Indo-European group. Some scientists, where they are referred to as “Keltoi”. Data about the Celts such as Sh. Dzidziguri, M. Zitsar, Gr. Chantladze consider have reached us in writings of the Greek and Roman his- that Iberians come from the Caucasus and they provide torians, especially, in the story by Julius Caesar who rep- certain supporting arguments on the basis of linguistics resents the Celts to us under the name of Gauls. Archae- and ethnography. It is unknown when the Celts entered ological findings and monuments of material culture are the Iberian Peninsula, because the archaeological material important as well. of the ancient era is not consistent. The picture becomes The issue of origin of the Celts – where this Indo-Eu- comparatively clearer from the 6th century B.C. when the ropean people who had a common culture and language Celt-Iberian culture was established. came from - is mysterious. In 1500-1000 B.C. they oc- The Celts immigrated to, possibly, even intruded the cupied the central part of the West Europe and over time Peninsula before Romans heard the name of Britain. Here they spread over the West European regions: in the East of they found relatively developed agriculture, metallurghy France, Switzerland, Belgium, North of Spain, the British and trade relations. The Celts improved the agriculture Isles, etc. Here they assimilated with the local residents. technology. This is proved by archaeological findings. The cultural environment of these regions was also drasti- Some scientists consider that the purest descendants cally changed. In particular, processing of metal deposits of the Celts are the Irish and the Britons. As we have men- and development of metallurgy begins. Under the influence tioned, the westward expansion of the Celts reached the of the Celts, a social structure was established where the British Isles. These were Britons and Goidels. Britons set- * Ketevan SIKHARULIDZE is Assoc. Prof., Dr. at IBSU 59 Ketevan SIKHARULIDZE Journal of Education, 1(1):59-61,2012 ISSN:2298-0172 tled in England and Wales, while Goidels – in Ireland in ers later” (Diodoros Sicillus, book V, 64-65). the 4th century B.C. where they became the ruling caste This custom is based on the belief of the Celts in the in the short run. The locals were referred to as the “Picts” afterworld. According to their perception, the head was the who were relatives to the Old Iberians. The Irish people place of soul. If the enemy’s head was cut off, it meant later originated from these two ethnic units. The Gallic that the soul and the body would be divided and the enemy War and their suppression by the Roman Empire in the 1st would never become alive. From here we should conclude, century A.D. should be the beginning of fall of the Celts that the Celtic religion recognized continuing of life in the everywhere except Ireland which had never seen a Roman afterwold and the revenge of the wordly enemies in the soldier. afterworld. The Celtic language spoken in Ireland was referred to The custom based on the similar perception has been as “Gaelic” or “Goidelic” from ancient times, which meant maintained in the Caucasus until recently. The enemy mur- “Irish”. Briton languages represented kin languages to this dered in Khevsureti, the mountaineous area of the Eastern one (4-5th century inscriptions on tombs are the ancient Georgia was cut off the right arm which was hung above the samples of the alphabet). One peculiarity should be men- door of the house to be seen by everybody. The more right tioned here. The Celts had their writing system, but they arms were hung on the door of the man’s house, the more gave advantage to oral speech. Possibly, it was done to take his bravery was appreciated, but another thing was more care of the sacral knowledge possessed by Druids to avoid important. According to the perception of the Khevsurians, its falling into hands of others and having a deplorable out- the enemies used to meet each other in afterworld and con- come. It is known that the Celts possessed knowledge of tinue to fight until the final victory. The warrior with a cut nature and its mystic forces. At the same time, folk tradi- arm could not fight with his opponent and remained defeat- tion (myths, epic compositions, sagas) was the best means ed forever. One custom of the Kists is an echo of similar to maintain them. Indeed, all we know about the Celtic perceptions. If the murderer of a close person was caught, mythology and sagas, is mainly saved in the creations of the Kists used to sacrifice him to the murdered – murder bards. The religion and perceptions of the Celts were saved him on the grave of the murdered. They used to slowly stab by the Irish best of all. The early Irish epics are the echo of a knife in his throat and actually cut his head off. If the vic- the ancient Celtic sagas and mythology. These sources as tim would show fear, it was believed that he would become well as the data of old historians and archaeological mate- a permanent slave of the person murdered by him in the rial allow us to talk about the beliefs, perceptions and my- afterworld (a similar story is depicted by Vazha Pshavela thology of the Celts. Diverse perception of natural forces in his poem “Guest and Host”). was reflected in their poetry but at the same time their be- The Scythians also had the custom of cutting off parts liefs bore elements of violence and wildness. According to of enemy’s body. According to Herodotus, the Scythians sources, Celts used to sacrifice humans, mainly children used to cut off the arm to every tenth murdered and throw in order to receive gratitude of the forces of nature and re- them high with outcries of victory. It is unknown whether ceive a crop yield from them. they kept the cut off right arm (Herodotus, I- Clio, 216). Based on the history of these tribes, it is not surpris- Perceptions of the afterworld are encountered in my- ing that relations of the Celts with other old peoples were thology of many peoples but cutting off parts of enemy’s especially reflected in their beliefs and perceptions, as body for the purpose of alteration of the afterworld is met generally there are many universal images and motives in only with the Celts and peaoples of the Caucasus. mythology. I think, that research in this direction promises The Celts and peoples of the Caucasus have one more a lot of interesting things. In this article we will cover two peculiarity of religious life. According to old sources, the issues in which similarity between religious notions of the Celts are animists and can see the Lord in everything which Celts and peoples of Caucasus origin is seen. exists in the nature, but they do not construct churches, do Celts were brave warriors, they often entered the bat- not make idols, do not worship any religious icons. They tlefield naked, attacked and stupefied the enemy with out- revere Gods in the open air, in such natural places as cries. They hunted for heads of the enemy and thus won a woods, swamps,and rivers. name for themselves (Celts, 2008: 77). Diodor the Sicilian There is a similar situation in the religious life of in his composition “Historical Library” provides us with peoples of the Caucasus. The 19th century researchers such data: “The Celts have long swords, they cut heads emphasized that the mountain residents of the Caucasus of their enemies off and hang them over the horse neck did not have chapels and the hieratic service was carried and put them at the entrance when bringing home.
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