Carmina Gadelica: Hymns & Incantations

by Alexander Carmichael (Editor)

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

248

Series

Carmina Gadelica (compilation)

Tags

Scottish Folklore, Scotland, Great Britain, British Isles, British Folklore, Folklore, Scottish Gaelic, Gaidhlig, Language, Alexander Carmichael, Charms, Incantations, Hymns, Folk Magic, Rites of Passage, Celtic Christianity, Saint Patrick, Blessings, Brigid

Genres

Collections

In Storage, Gifts

Publication

Lindisfarne Pr (1992), Edition: 1st, 512 pages

Description

TheCarmina Gadelica is the most comprehensive collection of poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry. Gathered by Alexander Carmichael, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, 'from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda'. The poems had been handed down through the generations in a living oral tradition. This tradition and the way of life which sustained it have now disappeared but these poems and prayers live on to remind us of the faith of the unknown poets who composed them. Previously only available as a bilingual text in six volumes, this one-volume edition in English only is an important contribution to the wider awareness of Celtic literature. John MacInnes' introduction puts the poems in the context of the life and folklore of the Gaelic community.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member PollyMoore3
Prayers, cures, blessings, cursings, spells..... (although Christian ones). The strength and truth of this approach lies in its awareness of the holiness of everyday life. There's no false separation of sacred and secular, everything is of God. An inclusive, not exclusive way. I bought my copy on
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Subjects

Folk songs, Scots
Hymns, Scottish Gaelic

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1992

Physical description

512 p.; 6.25 inches

ISBN

0940262509 / 9780940262508

Local notes

DAK -Gift of D. Andrew Kille

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