The Quest for the Nine Maidens

Stuart McHardy (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2003
Luath Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-946487-66-0 (ISBN)

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In this book McHardy traces similar groups of nine maidens throughout the ancient Celtic and Germanic worlds and far beyond. As far away as Kenya the Kikuyu people claim descent from nine sisters, while a cave painting in Catalonia shows nine dancing maidens from almost 15,000 years ago.

King Arthur went to Avalon with Morgan and her eight sisters. In this book McHardy traces similar groups of nine maidens throughout the ancient Celtic and Germanic worlds and far beyond. In Pictland, Wales, Ireland, Scandinavia, Gaul and Iberia the nine Maidens were known in mythology and as practising priestesses. As far away as Kenya the Kikuyu people claim descent from nine sisters, while a cave painting in Catalonia shows nine dancing maidens from almost 15,000 years ago. Weather-workers, shape-shifters, diviners and healers - the Nine Maidens are linked to the Old Religion over much of our planet.

Stuart McHardy has written and lectured for many years on Scottish history and folklore and is also the author of Scotland: Myth, Legend & Folklore, and the children's book The Wild Haggis and the Green Faced Nyaff.

Dragonslayer; saints and goddesses; the nine maidens in Welsh tradition; sisters of Avalon; druidesses of Sena; sagas and sea spirits; muses and Maenads; the first nine?; magic use of nine.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2003
Reihe/Serie	Quest for
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 216 mm
Gewicht	431 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-946487-66-9 / 0946487669
ISBN-13	978-0-946487-66-0 / 9780946487660
Zustand	Neuware