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Title: Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain: Hero Myths in the Mabinogion by Caitlin Matthews, Caitlín Matthews ISBN: 0-89281-920-0 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Further Discussion of the Mabinogian
Comment: This book is a re-release of "Mabon and the Mysteries of Britain", first published in 1987, which is now out of print. The author has revised and updated this new version.
We are mostly familiar with the stories and heroes of the Mabinogian. The stories are of Welsh origin. They are the stories of knights and ladies which have entertained us for many generations.
Ms. Matthews is a researcher into the Arthurian legends, Celtic traditions and has published many books in this vein. This is the first of her books that I have read, and I found it interesting as I am familiar with the Mabinogian.
The start of the book delves into Welsh pronunciation, in order to help the reader sound out some of the names from the book. There is also a section on Welsh story telling, helping the reader understand where and how these stories came about. Ms. Matthews then disassembles the stories of the Mabinogian for the reader, discussing the imagery, the language and the suggested meanings of the different parts of the story. She does a splendid job of making this easy for the reader to understand, and based on her research gives interesting insights into some possibilities of the inner meanings of the material that may have eluded the reader.
She also includes family trees, story progressions and various translations in order to help the reader come to a fuller understanding of what these stories represent. There is also a very complete bibliography in the back of the book as well as the book being indexed.
All in all, this is a fine book to explore the Mabinogian with, and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to better understand some these wonderful stories. This would benefit the beginner as well as provide good discussion material for those who are familiar with the material presented here.
Rating: 5
Summary: Key to the Men's Mysteries of Celtic Tradition
Comment: Celtic scholars and neopagans will find this a useful book - but those dedicated to reclaiming the ways of our ancient Celtic ancestors will find it an invaluable key to The Matter of Britain as it was known in the time before Arthur. Profound, revelatory, impeccably researched, "Mabon" and "Reclaiming the Gods" by Nicholas Mann are perhaps the two most important books on the ANCIENT Celtic masculine mysteries ever to be published.
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Title: King Arthur and the Goddess of the Land: The Divine Feminine in the Mabinogion by Caitlin Matthews, Caitlín Matthews ISBN: 0892819219 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 30 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Mabinogion (Everyman Paperback Classics) by Gwyn Jones, Thomas Jones, Gywn Jones ISBN: 0460872974 Publisher: Everymans Library List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews ISBN: 0892818697 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Ladies of the Lake by Caitlin Matthews, John Matthews, Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 1855380455 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: July, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Song of Taliesin: Tales from King Arthur's Bard by John Matthews, Stuart Littlejohn ISBN: 0835608026 Publisher: Quest Books Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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