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From the remarks we made earlier, it follows that cult and magic were basically the work of the druids. We would very much like to make a detailed, objective and systematic description of both kinds of practices, of which they were custodians. But, unfortunately, we will not be able to do this directly, since the Celtic world did not leave behind anything that would be comparable to the Indian "Brahmans" or at least to the "Fasts" of Ovid.
However, as for our task, which is to study the “type” of druid, such as the Celts imagined or wanted to imagine, legendary narratives are partially able to fill this gap for us - a gap, a gap, a missing place in the text. Of course, many of the magical actions attributed to the Druids in these legends could not correspond to reality in a narrow sense, but their exaggeration undoubtedly relied on what actually happened. So, let's move on to an overview of the activities and skills of the Catbads and Mog Ruiths.
Celtic Druids. Book by Françoise Leroux
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