Q: Factoids or Believetoids?

 

Factoids or Believetoids?

Several years ago I keep noticing how modern articles and books about the Druids of ancient times keep having common factoids or

beliefs of the Druids and practices and lifestyles.

Yet all references, if any were circular to recent modern books quoting each other.

So I started breaking down these common statements or claims, and trying to find their original or oldest published (and translated into Engish) sources. This was not an easy task but an enlighting one.

Along the way, I peeked into citation software but did not settle on any. As many of these factiods/belieftoids may be found in any given book or MMS. I need to master using a citation system.

And also a better way to index and publish these factoids/belieftoids.

I believe this would be of value to all students of Greater Druidia.

Any thoughts, suggestions, references, or help, are greatly appreciated.

TDK

R: Database of religious history

 Reference shared by, Sharon Paice MacLeod .

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Book Descriptions Project:

 Here is a snippet of it.

Book Descriptions Project: These will be books I have or want. References abbreviations: Copy-Sources=CSx Archive.org=CSa Books.google.com=CSbg Projec-Guttenburg=CSpg pdfdrive=CSpd unknown=CSu File-Types=FTx PDF=FTpdf Text=FTt Ebook=FT Image=FTxxxx Papperback=FTpb Hardback=FThb Druid-Word Count=DWCxxx Word-Count- WCx Page-Coun=PCxxxxx Poems-Count=PCxxx Source-Type=STxxx Book=STb Mss=STm Blog=Stb Magizine=STz News-Paper=STp Aricle=STa Aurthor-Rating=AR1-10* unknown=AR? A A::-Z:: A:: A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland * Containing a Full Account of Their Situation, Extent, Soils, Product, Harbours, Bays, Tides, Anchoring-places, and Fisheries. The Antient and Modern Government, Religion and Customs of the Inhabitants; Particularly of Their Druids, Heathen Temples, Monasteries, Churches, Chappels, Antiquities, Monuments, Forts, Caves, and Other Curiosities of Art and Nature: of Their Admirable and Expeditious Way of Curing Most Diseases by Simples of Their Own Product. A Particular Account of the Second Sight, Or Faculty of Foreseeing Things to Come, by Way of Vision, So Common Among Them. A Brief Hint of Methods to Improve Trade in that Country, Both by Sea and Land. With a New Map of the Whole, Describing the Harbours, Anchoring-places, and Dangerous Rocks, for the Benefit of Sailors. To which is Added, A Brief Description of the Isles of Orkney and Schetland By Martin Martin · 1716 A Perambulation of the Antient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor, and the Venville Precincts Or, A Topographical Survey of the Antiquities and Scenery By Samuel Rowe · 1856 * )