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ALEXEI KONDRATIEV'S LOREKEEPERS COURSE 1.0

As an official of the now inactive organization IMBAS, the late Celtic scholar Alexei Kondratiev oversaw the development of a training course geared toward the purpose of developing a Celtic worldview in its predominantly Anglo-American membership.  As his original material was non-denominational, Kondratiev, with the help of several volunteers, adapted the material incorporated in his Celtic history and mythology classes into a program called "The Lorekeepers Course" directed specifically towards IMBAS' predominantly Celtic Reconstructionism (CR) audience.


After the completion of the basic outline of the course, work on the training of mentors and implementation of the course came to a standstill.  The final goal had been to complete a test run of the course with Kondratiev as a mentor to work out the bugs and implement new material as deemed necessary.  With the dissolution of IMBAS as a corporate entity in 2004, failed attempts by its officers to re-start the non-profit entity, and the subsequent resignation of its last president, the course was shelved without final development.


Over the rest of the decade, numerous attempts to revive the Lorekeepers course or persuade Kondratiev to present it outside of IMBAS were unsuccessful until April 2010, when he agreed to allow Tearlach Roibeard Luder to resurrect the course and offer it on Celtic Nation to the general public.  Luder agreed to compile the material, develop the web presence for the course and to host it on the Celtic Nation servers; Kondratiev agreed to mentor the course once on-line until a competent group of mentors was in place to take over the teaching duties.


One of the decided directions of the new efforts by the two was to direct the course back towards its original non-denominational presentation.  With that in mind, new material was to be added and allowances were to be made for the continue upgrade of the course as time progressed.


Sadly, Alexei passed away unexpectedly at the end of May, 2010, without witnessing the completion of the course's implementation.  Despite all of the material that had been received over the previous thirty days, a final outline incorporating the new with the old was incomplete. As the untested version had never been officially published, there was considerable doubt as how best to proceed.


In June 2010, Luder and fellow members of the Celtic Nation Yahoo Group made appeals to former members of original volunteers for help in recovering any of the pieces of the  course outline to compare to the new material.  Graciously, DubhTine, a longtime member of the IMBAS council in its heyday, volunteered his time and efforts to discover and forward a  significant portion of the languishing course outline.  His efforts were instrumental in formatting the new outline and all those who enjoy the course going forward owe him a debt of gratitude.  Pech Raithbheartiagh, also a former volunteer on the original project, recovered several important pieces from an old hard drive to help round out the outline.  Cuardai Eolais provided continuing compilation assistance as well.  With their invaluable help and generosity,  Luder was able to begin matching the sections of the original course outline to the new work started just prior to Kondratiev's death.   As time progresses, additional material of Alexei's will be made available and noted as it is added.  For referencing purposes, this is "Alexei Kondratiev's Lorekeepers Course 1.0". 


As of April 2012 Celtic Nations web site was no longer active and as of June 5th all Celtic Nation resources were no longer online. Due to the efforts of those still active on the FaceBook community who were actively working this course We were able to recover all current pages and get them back up online.


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Alexei Kondratiev's Lorekeepers Course Table of Contents

 

Track One - History

 

Section One:          Who are the Celts?

Section Two:          The Origin of the Celts -- Late Bronze Age (ca.1100-800 BCE - "Urnfields")

Section Three:       The Origin of the Celts - Early Iron Age (800-450 BCE - "Halstatt")

Section Four A:     The Origin of the Celts - Later Iron Age (450 BCE-ca. 80 CE - "La Tène")

Section Four B:     The Origin of the Celts - Archaeology, Suggested reading

Section Four C:     The Origin of the Celts - Worksheet

Section Five:         The Celts Under Roman Rule (50 BCE-450 CE)

Section Six:            Early Christian Celtdom (ca. 400-1150)

Section Seven:      The Celts Under Feudalism (1150-ca. 1500)

Section Eight:        The Celts Under the Modern States (ca.1500-Present)

Section Nine:        Community Lore: the Memory of Places

 

Track Two - Language

 

Section One:        Gaeilge - Irish

Section Two:        Kernewek - Cornish

Section Three:     Geidhlig - Scots Gaelic

Section Four:       Gailck - Manx

Section Five:        Brezhoneg - Breton

Section Six:          Cymraeg - Welsh

 

Track Three - Celtic Religious Reconstruction

 

Section One A:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Classical Writers

Section One B:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Archaeological Data

Section One C:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Mediaeval Celtic Literature

Section One D:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Celtic Folk Tradition

Section One E:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Comparative Religion

Section One F:    Principles of Celtic Religious Reconstruction - Correlating the Pieces

Section Two A:    The Celtic Ritual Year

Section Two B:    The Celtic Ritual Year - Observances

Section Three A: The Indo-European Heritage

Section Three B: Cosmogony and Cosmology - Deities

Section Three C: Deity Functions - Ancestors - Rituals

Section Three D: Section Three Suggested Reading & Work Sheet

Section Four A:   Evidence From the Pre-Christian Celtic World - Places of Worship

Section Four B:   Evidence From the Pre-Christian Celtic World - Deities

Section Four C:   Evidence From the Pre-Christian Celtic World - Priesthood & Ritual

Section Four D:   Section Four Suggested Reading and Work Sheet

Section Five A:   Evidence From Folk Tradition: Cycle of the Land; Storytelling

Section Five B:   Evidence From Folk Tradition: Fairies - Healers/Seers - Sacred Sites - Rites of Passage

Section Five C:   Section Five Suggested Reading & Work Sheet

Section Six A:     Evidence from Mediaeval Celtic Literature - Irish Material: Mythological Cycle

Section Six B:     Evidence from Mediaeval Celtic Literature - Irish Material: Ulster & Leinster Cycles

Section Six C:     Evidence from Mediaeval Celtic Literature - Irish Material: Cycle of the Kings

Section Six D:     Evidence from Mediaeval Celtic Literature - Welsh Material

Section Six E:     Section Six Suggested Reading & Work Sheet

 

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Last Updated: 04/05/11

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