John Matthews

Taliesin

The Last Celtic Shaman

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A new translation of the poems of sixth-century Celtic bard and shaman Taliesin that reveals the mysteries of Druidic practices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780892818693
• ISBN-10: 0892818697
• Artikelnr.: 20963676

Autorenporträt

John Matthews has spent 30 years studying the traditions of the Celts and is an internationally acknowledged authority on the Arthurian and Grail legends. His many books include The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom, The Celtic Shaman, and The Grail: Quest for Eternal Life. He teaches throughout Europe and America and currently resides in England.

Inhaltsangabe

Taliesin
The Last Celtic Shaman
Acknowledgements
Ceridwin's Boast
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Introduction
Part One
1. The Story of Taliesin: Gwion's Transformation
2. Shamanism and the Celts: The Fellowship of the Wise
3. The Cauldron-Born: Ceridwen and the Goddesses of Inspiration
4. The Life of Song: Taliesin and the Poetic Mysteries
5. The Bardic Schools:L Teaching the Knowledge of Things
6. The Art of Transformation: Hiding the Familiar
7. The Art of Prophecy: Remembering the Future
8. The Language of Trees: Ogam and the Cad Goddeu
9. The Region of the Summer Stars: Cosmologies and Cosmogonies
Part Two
The Poems of Taliesin Pen Beirdd
Select Bibliography
Index