Carmina Gadelica
Hymns and Incantations
$56.07
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
14 September 1992
Summary
The Carmina 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780863155208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0863155200 |
| Author: | Alexander Carmichael, John MacInnes |
| Publisher: | Floris Books |
| Imprint: | Floris Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 1992 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 59mm x 231mm x 162mm |
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‘This is a beautiful book to have for quiet moments and to use for teaching.’–Yoga Scotland, Jan 2007
‘This is a beautiful book to have for quiet moments and to use for teaching.’–Yoga Scotland, Jan 2007
About The Author
Alexander Carmichael
Alexander Carmichael was born in 1832 on the island of Lismore. His work as a civil servant took him all over the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides. During his travels he recorded these poems and prayers. Two volumes of the collection appeared before his death in 1912. The remaining volumes appeared later, edited by his daughter and grandson.
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