Carmina Gadelica, Volume I: Hymns and Incantations
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Author(s)Alexander Carmichael
ISBN / ASINB007GBOH6E
ISBN-13978B007GBOH67
Sales Rank460,738
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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About Book:
This is volume I of Alexander Carmichael's collection of folk poetry from the Western Isles of Scotland. Carmichael spent years collecting folklore from the vanishing cultures of Scotland. The poems in this volume include prayers, invocations, blessings and charms. They are a synthesis of Christian and pre-Christian belief systems. Besides invoking Jesus, Mary, and the saints, a number of these call on other powers. One of these is 'Bride,' who is explained as Jesus' midwife, but who is probably Brigid, an ancient Celtic goddess. Also mentioned throughout are a triune deity which is equated to the Christian Trinity, but which may also be an echo of a set of three pagan deities. The text includes notes on seasonal observances and folk customs which are probably likewise survivals of pre-Christian customs. All of these are woven into the cycles of the year, and activities such as weaving, fishing and herding. A vivid picture of life in pre-modern rural Scotland emerges.
This etext includes all of the Gaelic text, Carmicheal's English translations, and the beautiful initials from the first edition.
About Author:
Alexander Carmichael (1 December 1832, Taylochan, Lismore – 6 June 1912, Edinburgh) was a Scottish writer and folklorist, best known for his multi volume work Carmina Gadelica. He also contributed to John Francis Campbell's work the Popular Tales of the West Highlands. Throughout his career, Carmichael sought to explore and document the traditions of the Gaelic Highlanders, particularly their mythology, much of which is also common to Irish mythology.
About Book:
This is volume I of Alexander Carmichael's collection of folk poetry from the Western Isles of Scotland. Carmichael spent years collecting folklore from the vanishing cultures of Scotland. The poems in this volume include prayers, invocations, blessings and charms. They are a synthesis of Christian and pre-Christian belief systems. Besides invoking Jesus, Mary, and the saints, a number of these call on other powers. One of these is 'Bride,' who is explained as Jesus' midwife, but who is probably Brigid, an ancient Celtic goddess. Also mentioned throughout are a triune deity which is equated to the Christian Trinity, but which may also be an echo of a set of three pagan deities. The text includes notes on seasonal observances and folk customs which are probably likewise survivals of pre-Christian customs. All of these are woven into the cycles of the year, and activities such as weaving, fishing and herding. A vivid picture of life in pre-modern rural Scotland emerges.
This etext includes all of the Gaelic text, Carmicheal's English translations, and the beautiful initials from the first edition.
About Author:
Alexander Carmichael (1 December 1832, Taylochan, Lismore – 6 June 1912, Edinburgh) was a Scottish writer and folklorist, best known for his multi volume work Carmina Gadelica. He also contributed to John Francis Campbell's work the Popular Tales of the West Highlands. Throughout his career, Carmichael sought to explore and document the traditions of the Gaelic Highlanders, particularly their mythology, much of which is also common to Irish mythology.
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