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Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Carmichael, Alexander (Compiled by), MacInnes, John (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 0863155200     ISBN-13: 9780863155208
Publisher: Floris Books
OUR PRICE: $33.25  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1992
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Annotation: The most complete anthology of Celtic oral tradition ever assembled. During his travels, Alexander Carmichael spent hours with peasants in their huts in front of peat fires listening as they "intoned in a low, recitative manner" these poems and prayers. This unique collection of living spirituality drawn from the depths of Celtic Christianity, represents a hidden oral tradition of great power and beauty, handed down through countless generations of Hebridean peasants.
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BISAC Categories:
- Non-classifiable
- History
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 891.631
LCCN: 92244064
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (2.25 lbs) 688 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Topical - New Age
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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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 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Carmichael, Alexander: - 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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