Cànan & CultarThis 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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explanations which resort to fertility cults ( which so preoccupied Frazer and his followers ) are no longer accepted by folklorists , there is no reason to dismiss out of hand the use of eroticism to counteract death in such customs .
explanations which resort to fertility cults ( which so preoccupied Frazer and his followers ) are no longer accepted by folklorists , there is no reason to dismiss out of hand the use of eroticism to counteract death in such customs .
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Analysis and Conjectures The way in which a 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 ...
Analysis and Conjectures The way in which a 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 ...
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... the erotic overtones of dance may have been a means of containing death's power ; 5 ) It may honour the departed ( and allay fear of the dead ) by holding an elaborate celebration in which he is the special guest .
... the erotic overtones of dance may have been a means of containing death's power ; 5 ) It may honour the departed ( and allay fear of the dead ) by holding an elaborate celebration in which he is the special guest .
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Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives agus airson Alba animals appears bhith called century chaidh Chambers Chan eil complex composed concordance cuid cuideachd dance death dhèanamh Domhnaill eadar early English example faic fear formal prose gach Gaelic Gaels Gàidhlig genitive give given gu bheil gu robh Highlands Iain iarainn interesting Ireland Irish kings language leis lines Loch Lochlann material math mentioned modified nach nonconcordance noted noun nuair obair original perhaps phrase poem poetry position possible prepositional present printed reference registers relation robh says Scotland Scottish seems sinn sources speakers stad suggested Table term thaobh thug toirt tradition translation uair uile University variation wake writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | Cànan & Cultar Scottish Gaelic Studies Series |
| Editors | Wilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 1903765609, 9781903765609 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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