Yowann Byghan is an author, poet and playwright who has been a practicing Druid for more than fifty years. He is a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, and speaks fluent Cornish. His knowledge of Scottish Gàidhlig, Irish Gaeilge and Welsh, as well as Latin, has allowed him to research source texts in the original languages as well as in translation. He lives on a small island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland.
“Many animal books center around animal behavior and physical description; a small minority deal with hunting and animal husbandry. Byghan has written an animal book with a twist: his subject is the sacredness of animals. ...Byghan provides a worldwide taxonomy of animals and their sacredness. ...Each entry is concisely written and well documented...thought-provoking comments...recommended”—Choice
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