{"product_id":"mabon-and-the-guardians-of-caitln-matthews-9780892819201","title":"Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain: Hero Myths in the Mabinogion","description":"The authoritative reader's companion to the ancient Celtic myths in the literary masterpiece, the Mabinogion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Thoroughly updated edition of \u003ci\u003eMabon and the Mysteries of Britain \u003c\/i\u003e(UK). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Illuminates the rich archetypal patterns and meanings in the Four Branches of the Welsh \u003ci\u003eMabinogion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to prophecy, a liberator will come to bring light, truth, and freedom to every generation. His mythic title is Mabon, but his identities are many-including Arthur the King, whose coming we await. So says the mythic Welsh text the Mabinogion, which includes some of the oldest magical stories from British mythology and which has been intriguing and beguiling readers for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, Celtic scholar Caitl n Matthews unlocks the encoded meanings of the \u003ci\u003eMabinogion\u003c\/i\u003e and establishes it firmly as a precursor to other living myths of the West. From her fascinating study of these stories emerge two of the major figures of the Celtic tradition: the archetypal Mabon, deliverer and liberator of the land, and Modron, his mother, the Great Goddess herself. The initiatory pattern of Britain's inner guardians is revealed through the succession of the Pendragons, as each rises through the ages from boy, hero, and king to the role of Mabon. As descendants of the ancient Celtic oral tradition, the rich themes and archetypal underpinnings of the \u003ci\u003eMabinogion\u003c\/i\u003e are stories for all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caitl? Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0892819200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780892819201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Traditions International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.02w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 186","brand":"Caitl? Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992553619711,"sku":"9780892819201","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d390bb78-288d-4a81-9b4e-ca0db480e1e2.jpg?v=1683319561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mabon-and-the-guardians-of-caitln-matthews-9780892819201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}