In this book the author portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight.
Autorentext
Dr ANNE ROSS was one of Britain's leading Celtic scholars. Her seminal work was Pagan Celtic Britain and she authored three other titles published by The History Press.
Zusammenfassung
The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross was a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who lived and worked in crofting communities. This enabled her to collect information first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. In this revised new edition of a modern classic work, Ross portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; the Highland tradition of seers and second sight; omens and taboos, both good and bad; chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye; and rituals associated with birth and death.
Inhalt
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Clan lore
- 3 Seers and Second Sight
- 4 Witchcraft, black and white
- 5 Supernatural beings, omens and social customs
- 6 Life and death
- 7 The seasons and the archaism of calendar festivals
- 8 Epilogue
- Bibliography
Titel
Folklore of the Scottish Highlands
Autor
EAN
9780750952453
ISBN
978-0-7509-5245-3
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
01.11.2000
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
7.23 MB
Anzahl Seiten
128
Jahr
2000
Untertitel
Englisch
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