Cànan & CultarWilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 - 294 pages This volume is a collection of proceedings from the third Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference held in Edinburgh in July 2004. The book includes papers on Scottish Gaelic history, language, literature, and culture from early Christian times to the present. In addition to Scotland, there is material relating to Ireland, Scandinavia, England, and Canada. Where papers are written in Gaelic, a detailed synopsis in English is included. |
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Page 228
... death in such customs . A survey of the rites of passage in traditional cultures worldwide has observed that the two common features of mortuary passages everywhere are ( 1 ) ritual public mourning and ( 2 ) merriment and licence ...
... death in such customs . A survey of the rites of passage in traditional cultures worldwide has observed that the two common features of mortuary passages everywhere are ( 1 ) ritual public mourning and ( 2 ) merriment and licence ...
Page 232
... death is perceived and the execution of wake customs might vary according to the context of death and the person involved . It is thus important to be aware of the multivalent potential of the material , and to examine as much of it ...
... death is perceived and the execution of wake customs might vary according to the context of death and the person involved . It is thus important to be aware of the multivalent potential of the material , and to examine as much of it ...
Page 233
... death is only a brief and temporary lapse in the continuity of the community , which must retain its optimism in the face of certain challenges ( including death ) . It is surely the nearest of kin who need this reassurance and levity ...
... death is only a brief and temporary lapse in the continuity of the community , which must retain its optimism in the face of certain challenges ( including death ) . It is surely the nearest of kin who need this reassurance and levity ...
Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
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