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Visions of the Cailleach - Exploring the Myths, Folklore and Legends of the pre-eminent Celtic Hag Goddess (Paperback)
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Visions of the Cailleach - Exploring the Myths, Folklore and Legends of the pre-eminent Celtic Hag Goddess (Paperback)
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Loot Price R379
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Standing astride the British landscape, looms the giant blue form
of the Cailleach. Whether she is seen as a benevolent earth-shaping
giantess, harsh winter hag goddess, shape-shifting crone, guardian
of sacred wells and animals, or ancient bestower of sovereignty;
the Cailleach appears in many roles and manifestations in myths and
legends across the British Isles. Tracking the Cailleach across
thousands of years through folklore, literature and place names,
the authors have uncovered startling references which hint at a
hidden priestess cult worshipping the Cailleach from ancient times
through into the twentieth century. By exploring her myths and
legends, they demonstrate the hugely significant role of the
Cailleach in the early history of the British Isles. The
demonization of the Cailleach through the Middle Ages by the
Christian Church paralleled that of women and witches, and is
reflected in various other supernatural hag figures possibly
derived from her and discussed in detail, such as Black Annis, Gyre
Carling, Mia Lia, Nicneven and the Old Woman of the Mountain.
Looking beyond the veil of the sacred landscape, the vision of the
Cailleach confronts the seeker, in hills and rocks, lakes and
wells, burial chambers and stormy skies. Now finally the primal
elemental power of the Cailleach is revealed in her full glory, in
the tales and places of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man; as
well as in traces of her presence in England, Wales, Jersey,
Brittany, Spain and Norway. This unique and ground-breaking work
brings together for the first time the wealth of folklore, stories
and legends regarding this most significant of British supernatural
figures, whose myths and wisdom are as relevant today as they have
ever been.
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