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Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations from the Gaelic
A Carmichael
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Description for Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations from the Gaelic
Paperback. The most comprehensive collection of lyric poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry, gathered from the highlands and islands of Scotland. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2AF; DCQ; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1078.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
684
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863155208
SKU
V9780863155208
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Ref
99-20
About A 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.
Reviews for Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations from the Gaelic
'This is a beautiful book
to have for quiet moments and to use for teaching.'
Yoga Scotland, Jan 2007
Yoga Scotland, Jan 2007