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Book Synopsis Highland Superstitions and Seers (Folklore History Series) by : James Cromb
Download or read book Highland Superstitions and Seers (Folklore History Series) written by James Cromb and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gael were, as a people, pre-eminently superstitious. They were, in the main, a simple minded race, credulous to the last degree, and in almost every form in which superstition has existed it was to be found among them. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Book Synopsis Highland Superstitions by : Alexander Macgregor
Download or read book Highland Superstitions written by Alexander Macgregor and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Highland Superstitions by : Alexander Macgregor
Download or read book Highland Superstitions written by Alexander Macgregor and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by : John Gregorson Campbell
Download or read book Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland written by John Gregorson Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Brahan Seer by : Alex Sutherland
Download or read book The Brahan Seer written by Alex Sutherland and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brahan Seer is a legendary figure known throughout Scotland and the Scottish Diaspora and indeed anywhere there is an interest in looking into the future. This book traces the legend of the Seer between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries. It considers the seer figure in relation to aspects of Scottish Highland culture and society that shaped its development during this period. These include the practice and prosecution of witchcraft, the reporting and scientific investigation of instances of second sight, and the perennial belief in and use of prophecy as a means of predicting events. In so doing the book provides a set of historicised contexts for understanding the genesis of the legend and how it changed over time through a synthesis of historical events, oral tradition, folklore and literary Romanticism. It makes a contribution to the debates not only about witchcraft, second sight and prophecy but also about the relationship between 'popular' and 'elite' culture in Scotland. By taking the Brahan Seer as a case study it argues that 'popular' culture is not antithetical to 'elite' culture but rather in constant (and complex) interaction with it.
Book Synopsis Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by : Anne Ross
Download or read book Folklore of the Scottish Highlands written by Anne Ross and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. This has enabled her to collect information at first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. In this substantially revised edition of a classic work first published 30 years ago, she 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; and, chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye Rituals associated with birth and death. Having taken her MA, MA Hons and PhD at the University of Edinburgh, Anne Ross became Research Fellow in the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh. She then rapidly established herself as one of Britain's leading Celtic scholars. Her seminal work is "Pagan Celtic Britain" and she has also published "Druids - Preachers of Immortality" with Tempus Publishing.
Book Synopsis History of British Folklore by : Richard Mercer Dorson
Download or read book History of British Folklore written by Richard Mercer Dorson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book Synopsis Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by : Anne Ross
Download or read book Folklore of the Scottish Highlands written by Anne Ross and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. This has enabled her to collect information at first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. In this substantially revised edition of a classic work first published 30 years ago, she 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; and, chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye Rituals associated with birth and death. Having taken her MA, MA Hons and PhD at the University of Edinburgh, Anne Ross became Research Fellow in the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh. She then rapidly established herself as one of Britain's leading Celtic scholars. Her seminal work is "Pagan Celtic Britain" and she has also published "Druids - Preachers of Immortality" with Tempus Publishing.
Book Synopsis Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by : John Gregorson Campbell
Download or read book Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland written by John Gregorson Campbell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland is a work by John Gregorson Campbell. It depicts the ghosts and the supernatural denizens of Scotland from the point of view of a folklorist.
Book Synopsis Highland Superstitions by : Alexander Macgregor
Download or read book Highland Superstitions written by Alexander Macgregor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ghost Lights of the West Highlands (Folklore History Series) by : R. C. Maclagan
Download or read book Ghost Lights of the West Highlands (Folklore History Series) written by R. C. Maclagan and published by Benson Press. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omens of death and disaster are known all of the world. The cold windswept highlands of Scotland having a wealth of superstitions and beliefs concerning portents of death and disaster. This readable and concise book on the subject, is worthy of a place on the bookshelves of anybody with in an interest in the fascinating folklore and history of Scotland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Book Synopsis An Epitome of the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland by : John Patterson MacLean
Download or read book An Epitome of the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland written by John Patterson MacLean and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical Significance by : Charles Hardwick
Download or read book Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical Significance written by Charles Hardwick and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by : John Campbell
Download or read book Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland written by John Campbell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A composition of the various folktales that circulated amongst the northern scots.
Book Synopsis Highland Superstitions by : Alexander Macgregor
Download or read book Highland Superstitions written by Alexander Macgregor and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired by : British Library
Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Gaelic Otherworld by : John Gregorson Campbell
Download or read book The Gaelic Otherworld written by John Gregorson Campbell and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains two works on the Scottish Gaelic tradition -"Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland" and "Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland". John Gregorson Campbell (1836-91) was one of a number of folklorists who collected and published the traditions of his native Highlands and Islands during the second half of the 19th century and the first few years of the 20th. He was the only one of the group who specialized in the area of superstitions. Much of the material presented in this work was collected during the 1850s - an early date which happens to be one of the two reasons for its value to us today as a record of genuine tradition. The other guarantee of the authenticity of this picture of the Gaelic otherworld is Campbell's rigorous attitude to truth. He had a legal training and, following the example set by his mentor, Campbell of Islay, he subscribed fully to the scientific demands of the new academic discipline of folklore studies. In addition to his biographical introduction, Ronald Black also provides explanatory endnotes and a new index.
