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Sir Gawain: Indonesia's Most Up-To-Date Travel Atlas

Autor John Matthews
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2003
Restores Gawain of Camelot to his true role as the foremost representative and servant of the Goddess.
The full story of Gawain of Camelot that restores a lost piece of the great Arthurian tapestry.
Traces the historical trends that demoted Gawain from the foremost knight of the Round Table to a villain and womanizer.
The result of more than 20 years of research by one of the world's leading scholars of Arthurian mythology.
Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur, was once the most important knight at Arthur's court, a shining example of all that was best in chivalry. He even outranked the famous Lancelot. Yet as the popularity of the Arthurian romances grew, the character of Gawain became increasingly diminished in popular literature. John Matthews explores the phenomenon that influenced the recasting of Gawain from hero to womanizing villain, providing a scholarly context through which Gawain's role as the representative of the Goddess upon Earth--the real Green Knight of Camelot and Sovereignty's Champion--may be restored. In addition, the author presents a unique view of the mythology of Britain and its connections with the historical changes that took place over many hundreds of years in the religious and mystical traditions of the country."
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ISBN-13: 9780892819706
ISBN-10: 0892819707
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:First North Ame.
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL

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<p><strong>Sir Gawain<br /></strong><em>Knight of the Goddess</em><br /><br />     Preface to the Second Edition     </p><p>     Foreword by Mildred Leake Day   </p><p>     Acknowledgments   </p><p><strong>Introduction</strong>      </p><p><strong>1--The British Cuchulainn</strong> </p><p>     Modena: On the Road to the Green Chapel      </p><p>     The Three Sons of Lugh: Gawain, Cuchulainn, and Gwri    </p><p>     Gawain of Galloway: The Birth of a Hero      </p><p><strong>2--The Rise of Gawain</strong> </p><p>     The Son of the Goddess </p><p>     The Besieged Lady and the Kingly Champion    </p><p>     From Fair Unknown to Champion of Rome  </p><p><strong>3--The Green Gome: Otherworldly Chivalry and the Round Table</strong> </p><p>     A Christmas Game at Camelot     </p><p>     The Challenger and the Challenge   </p><p>     The Goddess and the Fairy Bride </p><p><strong>4--A Knight Adventurous: Gawain and Women </strong></p><p>     The Knight Who Loved Too Much    </p><p>     The Loathly Lady and the Responsible Knight      </p><p>     Seeking the Noble Path: Gawain in the World of Chivalry    </p><p>     Addendum    </p><p><strong>5--The Fall From Grace: Gawain's Path to the Grail</strong> </p><p>     Rites of Passage: Gawain at the Castle of Ladies   </p><p>     The Search for the Ineffable: Grail Quest and Champion      </p><p>     The Quest Continues: Gawain at the Turning of the Ways </p><p><strong>6--Mary's Knight: The Grail Champion Restored</strong> </p><p>     Gawain at the Castle of the Grail      </p><p>     The Hidden Road to the Grail </p><p><strong>7--The Death of Gawain: A Hero Transformed</strong> </p><p>     The Deepest Depths: The Highest Heights     </p><p>     The Green Knight at Camelot: The Story of Gawain Restored    </p><p>Appendix 1: The Childhood of Gawain  <br />     Translated by Prudence  Jones </p><p>Appendix 2: The Arming of Gawain   </p><p>Appendix 3: The Chapel in the Green      </p><p>Appendix 4: The Sweet Sorrow      </p><p>Appendix 5: Aspects of the Goddess in the Major Tests </p><p>     Bibliography      </p><p>     Index</p>

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CELTIC STUDIES / MYTHOLOGY Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur, was once the most important knight at Arthur's court, a shining example of all that was best in chivalry. He even outranked the famous Lancelot. Yet as the popularity of the Arthurian romances grew, the character of Gawain became increasingly diminished in popular literature. After more than twenty years of research, John Matthews, one of the world's leading scholar's of Arthurian mythology, now restores a lost piece of the great Arthurian tapestry. Matthews explores the phenomenon that influenced the recasting of Gawain from hero to womanizing villain, providing a scholarly context through which Gawain's role as the representative and servant of the Goddess upon Earth--the real Green Knight of Camelot and Sovereignty's Champion--may be restored. In addition, the author presents a unique view of the mythology of Britain and its connections with the historical changes that took place over many hundreds of years in the religious and mystical traditions of the country. JOHN MATTHEWS has authored over sixty books, including The Grail: Quest for Eternal Life, The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom, and Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman. A foremost expert in the Arthurian legends and esoteric wisdom of the Celtic traditions, he teaches and lectures around the world. He resides with his wife, Caitlin, in Oxford, England.