Here is a list of books that have been approved for the Dedicants Program.
We’ve also worked hard to make sure that every book on this list is in print. Unfortunately, all the best books seem to go out of print, and sometimes libraries don’t carry them.
If you would like to use a book that’s not listed here, please make sure it is not on our list of books and authors that are not approved for the purpose of the Dedicant’s Program. Email the ADF Preceptor with information on the book that you’d like to use.
If you’re looking for other books, check out this reading list for books beyond the DP.
Some of these books are also available in the ADF Memorial Library on Overdrive.
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ADF Dedicants Path Book List
Lost Gods of England
by Brian Branston
Anglo-Saxon Studies
Published in 1994
ISBN: 9780094733404
AISN: 0094733406
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Real Middle Earth
by Brian Bates
Anglo-Saxon Studies
Published in 2004
ISBN: 9781403966834
AISN: 1403966834
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Ancient Fire: An Introduction to Gaulish Celtic Polytheism
by Segomâros Widugeni
Celtic Studies – Gaulish
Published in 2018
ISBN: 0988900920
AISN: B07L2G8Q9J
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
A Brief History of the Druids
by Peter Berresford Ellis
Celtic Studies – General
Published in 2022
ISBN: 9780786709878
AISN: 1841194689
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales
by Alwyn and Brinley Rees
Celtic Studies – General
Published in 1961
ISBN: 9780500270394
AISN: 0500270392
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Pagan Celtic Britain
by Anne Ross
Celtic Studies – General
Published in 1996
ISBN: 9780897334358
AISN: 0897334353
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales
by John T. Koch
Celtic Studies – General
Published in 2018
ISBN: 1891271091
AISN: 1891271091
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Druids
by Stuart Piggott
Celtic Studies – General
Published in 2003
ISBN: 0500273634
AISN: 0500273634
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge
by Thomas Kinsella (Trans.)
Celtic Studies – Irish
Published in 2002
ISBN: 9780192803733
AISN: 0192803735
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, French
The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
by Patrick K. Ford (Trans.)
Celtic Studies – Welsh
Published in 2019
ISBN: 9780520309586
AISN: 0520034147
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Greek Religion
by Walter Burkert
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
Published in 1987
ISBN: 0674362810
AISN: B00EU96DSK
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, German
Religion in the Ancient Greek City
by Louise Bruit Zaidman, Paul Cartledge (Trans.), Pauline Schmitt Pantel
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
Published in 1992
ISBN: 9780521423571
AISN: 0521423570
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, French, Spanish
The Homeric Hymns
by Homer
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
Published in 1973
ISBN: 9780393007886
AISN: 039300788X
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Iliad and The Odyssey
by Homer, Robert Fagles (Trans.)
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
Published in 1988
ISBN: 0147712556
AISN: 0147712556
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Theogony and Works and Days
by Hesiod, M.L. West (Trans.)
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
Published in 2015
ISBN: 9780199538317
AISN: B08WH9QWSD
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
A History of Pagan Europe
by Nigel Pennick, Prudence Jones
Indo-European Studies
Published in 1995
ISBN: 9780415158046
AISN: B00FVTRVNY
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Comparative Mythology
by Jaan Puhvel
Indo-European Studies
Published in 1993
ISBN: 0801839386
AISN: 0801839386
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future
by Cynthia Eller
Indo-European Studies
Published in 2000
ISBN: 9780807067932
AISN: 0807067938
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today
by Ellen Evert Hopman, Lawrence Bond
Modern Pagan Studies
Published in 2002
ISBN: 0892819049
AISN: B00770DIUU
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today
by Margot Adler
Modern Pagan Studies
Published in 1986
ISBN: 0670283428
AISN: B005HTNGQY
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca And Paganism in America
by Chas S. Clifton
Modern Pagan Studies
Published in 2006
ISBN: 0759102023
AISN: 0759102023
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Idiot’s Guide to Paganism
by Carl McColman
Modern Pagan Studies
Published in 2002
ISBN: 002864266X
AISN: 002864266X
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
by Ronald Hutton
Modern Pagan Studies
Published in 2001
ISBN: 0192854496
AISN: B006YT39GI
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
by Charles E. Roth, Clare Walker Leslie
Nature Studies
Published in 2021
ISBN: 1635862280
AISN: B08GFY1HX6
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Landscape and Memory
by Simon Schama
Nature Studies
Published in 1996
ISBN: 0679735127
AISN: 0679735127
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Edda
by Anthony Faulkes, Snorri Sturluson
Norse Studies
Published in 2004
ISBN: 0460876163
AISN: B00NCCEJ6O
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
by H.R. Ellis-Davidson
Norse Studies
Published in 1990
ISBN: 9780140136272
AISN: B002ZJSUIS
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions
by H.R. Ellis-Davidson
Norse Studies
Published in 2006
ISBN: 0815624417
AISN: 0815624417
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Poetic Edda
by Lee M. Hollander (trans.), Snorri Sturluson
Norse Studies
Published in 1988
ISBN: 9780292764996
AISN: B00CEIGZ3M
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
by Jesse L. Byock
Norse Studies
Published in 1990
ISBN: 0520069048
AISN: B002RI9DU6
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Deep Ancestors: Practicing the Religion of the Proto-Indo-Europeans
by Ceisiwr Serith
Proto-Indo-European Studies
Published in 2009
ISBN: 9780976568131
AISN: 0976568136
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Fasti
by Ovid
Roman Studies
Published in 2004
ISBN: 0140446907
AISN: B002RI9XCO
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins
Roman Studies
Published in 1998
ISBN: 0195123328
AISN: 0195123328
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Romans and Their Gods in the Age of Augustus
by R.M. Ogilvie
Roman Studies
Published in 1996
ISBN: 0393005437
AISN: B0051UT62W
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Gods of Ancient Rome: Religion in Everyday Life from Archaic to Imperial Times
by Robert Turcan
Roman Studies
Published in 2000
ISBN: 0415929741
AISN: B00GBY49XI
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Russian Myths
by Elizabeth Warner
Slavic Studies
Published in 2002
ISBN: 0292791585
AISN: 0292791585
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Bath House at Midnight: Magic in Russia
by W.F. Ryan
Slavic Studies
Published in 1999
ISBN: 0271019670
AISN: 0271019670
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Early Slavs: Culture & Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe
by Paul M. Barford
Slavic Studies
Published in 2001
ISBN: 0801439779
AISN: 0801439779
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads
by A.B. Keith
Vedic Studies
Published in 1989
ISBN: 8120806441
AISN: 8120806441
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Religion of the Veda
by Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri (Trans.)
Vedic Studies
Published in 2004
ISBN: 8120803922
AISN: 8120803922
Formats: Print
Languages: English
The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism
by A. L. Basham
Vedic Studies
Published in 1991
ISBN: 0195073495
AISN: 0195073495
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Vedic Mythology
by Arthur Anthony Macdonell
Vedic Studies
Published in 2002
ISBN: 8120811135
AISN: B00NKMQSCE
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, German
Secondary Book List
These books are good, but expensive. If you would like to use them for your Dedicants Path, we recommend trying your local library.
Travels Through Middle Earth: The Path of a Saxon Pagan
by Alaric Albertsson
Published by Llewellyn Publications (2009)
ISBN: 9780738715360
AISN: 0738715360
Formats: Print
Languages: English
An Introduction to Roman Religion
by Janet Lloyd (Trans), John Scheid
Published by John Scheid (2003)
ISBN: 074861608X
AISN: B002C1AK9G
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Classic Mythology: Images and Insights
by Stephen L. Harris and Gloria Platzner
Published by Mayfield Pub., (1998)
ISBN: 9781559348263
AISN: 1559348267
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Introduction to Pagan Studies
by Barbara Jane Davy
Published by AltaMira Press (2007)
ISBN: 9780759108189
AISN: 0759108196
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Celtic Gauls: Gods, Rites, and Sanctuaries
by Jean Louis Brunaux
Published by Seaby (1988)
ISBN: 185264009X
AISN: 185264009X
Formats: Print
Languages: English
Books by non-print Format & Language
eBooks & Kindle Books
The Real Middle Earth
Anglo-Saxon Studies
by Brian Bates
Published by Brian Bates (2004)
ISBN: 9781403966834
AISN: 1403966834
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Ancient Fire: An Introduction to Gaulish Celtic Polytheism
Celtic Studies – Gaulish
by Segomâros Widugeni
Published by ADF Publishing, Inc (2018)
ISBN: 0988900920
AISN: B07L2G8Q9J
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge
Celtic Studies – Irish
by Thomas Kinsella (Trans.)
Published by Thomas Kinsella (2002)
ISBN: 9780192803733
AISN: 0192803735
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, French
The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
Celtic Studies – Welsh
by Patrick K. Ford (Trans.)
Published by Patrick K Ford (2019)
ISBN: 9780520309586
AISN: 0520034147
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Greek Religion
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
by Walter Burkert
Published by Walter Burkert (1987)
ISBN: 0674362810
AISN: B00EU96DSK
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, German
Religion in the Ancient Greek City
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
by Louise Bruit Zaidman, Paul Cartledge (Trans.), Pauline Schmitt Pantel
Published by Cambridge University Press (1992)
ISBN: 9780521423571
AISN: 0521423570
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, French, Spanish
The Homeric Hymns
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
by Homer
Published by Thelma Sargent (1973)
ISBN: 9780393007886
AISN: 039300788X
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Iliad and The Odyssey
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
by Homer, Robert Fagles (Trans.)
Published by Homer (1988)
ISBN: 0147712556
AISN: 0147712556
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Theogony and Works and Days
Greek (Hellenic) Studies
by Hesiod, M.L. West (Trans.)
Published by Hesiod; M L West (2015)
ISBN: 9780199538317
AISN: B08WH9QWSD
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
A History of Pagan Europe
Indo-European Studies
by Nigel Pennick, Prudence Jones
Published by Routledge (1995)
ISBN: 9780415158046
AISN: B00FVTRVNY
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today
Modern Pagan Studies
by Ellen Evert Hopman, Lawrence Bond
Published by Ellen Evert Hopman (2002)
ISBN: 0892819049
AISN: B00770DIUU
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today
Modern Pagan Studies
by Margot Adler
Published by Margot Adler (1986)
ISBN: 0670283428
AISN: B005HTNGQY
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Idiot’s Guide to Paganism
Modern Pagan Studies
by Carl McColman
Published by Carl McColman (2002)
ISBN: 002864266X
AISN: 002864266X
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Modern Pagan Studies
by Ronald Hutton
Published by OUP Oxford (2001)
ISBN: 0192854496
AISN: B006YT39GI
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
Nature Studies
by Charles E. Roth, Clare Walker Leslie
Published by Clare Walker Leslie (2021)
ISBN: 1635862280
AISN: B08GFY1HX6
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Edda
Norse Studies
by Anthony Faulkes, Snorri Sturluson
Published by Snorri Sturluson.; Anthony Faulkes (2004)
ISBN: 0460876163
AISN: B00NCCEJ6O
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
Norse Studies
by H.R. Ellis-Davidson
Published by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (1990)
ISBN: 9780140136272
AISN: B002ZJSUIS
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Poetic Edda
Norse Studies
by Lee M. Hollander (trans.), Snorri Sturluson
Published by Lee M Hollander (1988)
ISBN: 9780292764996
AISN: B00CEIGZ3M
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
Norse Studies
by Jesse L. Byock
Published by Jesse L Byock (1990)
ISBN: 0520069048
AISN: B002RI9DU6
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Deep Ancestors: Practicing the Religion of the Proto-Indo-Europeans
Proto-Indo-European Studies
by Ceisiwr Serith
Published by ADF Publishing (2009)
ISBN: 9780976568131
AISN: 0976568136
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Fasti
Roman Studies
by Ovid
Published by Publius Ovidius Naso (2004)
ISBN: 0140446907
AISN: B002RI9XCO
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Romans and Their Gods in the Age of Augustus
Roman Studies
by R.M. Ogilvie
Published by Robert M Ogilvie (1996)
ISBN: 0393005437
AISN: B0051UT62W
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
The Gods of Ancient Rome: Religion in Everyday Life from Archaic to Imperial Times
Roman Studies
by Robert Turcan
Published by Robert Turcan (2000)
ISBN: 0415929741
AISN: B00GBY49XI
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Introduction to Pagan Studies
Secondary Book List
by Barbara Jane Davy
Published by AltaMira Press (2007)
ISBN: 9780759108189
AISN: 0759108196
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English
Vedic Mythology
Vedic Studies
by Arthur Anthony Macdonell
Published by Arthur Anthony Macdonell (2002)
ISBN: 8120811135
AISN: B00NKMQSCE
Formats: eBook, Print
Languages: English, German
Audiobooks
Most of these are available through Audible, but check your local library for audiobooks.
The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
Celtic Studies – Welsh
by Patrick K. Ford (Trans.)
Published by Patrick K Ford (2019)
ISBN: 9780520309586
AISN: 0520034147
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Idiot’s Guide to Paganism
Modern Pagan Studies
by Carl McColman
Published by Carl McColman (2002)
ISBN: 002864266X
AISN: 002864266X
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Modern Pagan Studies
by Ronald Hutton
Published by OUP Oxford (2001)
ISBN: 0192854496
AISN: B006YT39GI
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Poetic Edda
Norse Studies
by Lee M. Hollander (trans.), Snorri Sturluson
Published by Lee M Hollander (1988)
ISBN: 9780292764996
AISN: B00CEIGZ3M
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
Norse Studies
by Jesse L. Byock
Published by Jesse L Byock (1990)
ISBN: 0520069048
AISN: B002RI9DU6
Formats: eBook, Audiobook, Print
Languages: English
Additional Notes
Please note that books by the following authors are not recommended for the Dedicants Program.
- Robert Graves, D.J. Conway, Lewis Spense, H.P. Blavatsky, Edward Williams (aka Iolo Morganwg)
- Merlin Stone, Barbara Walker
Please note that books are not recommended for the Dedicants Program.
- Omens, Oghams, and Oracles by Richard Webster
- The Celts by Jean Markale
- The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J.A. MacCulloch
Some of the assertions made in these sources can’t be supported by current scholarship on the Druids; the use of common sense and a critical eye are highly recommended in dealing with these books (and all the other books listed on this page as well). We recommend that members get a firm grounding in Druidry and Paganism so they can apply critical thinking to these resources.
When in doubt, consult your nearest tree…
Other Recommended Reading Lists
Individual ADF Guilds will likely also have more extensive reading lists for topics relating to Guild activities (e.g., liturgy, healing, etc.). Guilds are open to ADF members only, so if you are not a member but are interested in specific Guild recommended reading, please consider joining ADF . Also, some ADF Groves have developed their own recommended reading lists so you may want to see if there is an ADF grove near you or visit various grove web sites.
