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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Page 218
His notes include the following : The Body is dressed and laid out , as in other Countrys ; during the night all the deceaseds Relations and Acquaintances convene to watch the Body and this Ceremony is called Latewake ; a good fire is ...
His notes include the following : The Body is dressed and laid out , as in other Countrys ; during the night all the deceaseds Relations and Acquaintances convene to watch the Body and this Ceremony is called Latewake ; a good fire is ...
Page 225
The suggestion of a single leader is also echoed by Smith ( 2.8 ) who says that the ' nearest relation is the first to lead . . . the dance and the song ' . Finally , Murray ( 2.10 ) says that the first person would ' lead down the ...
The suggestion of a single leader is also echoed by Smith ( 2.8 ) who says that the ' nearest relation is the first to lead . . . the dance and the song ' . Finally , Murray ( 2.10 ) says that the first person would ' lead down the ...
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In other words , it looks at how women and men , within the thought - world of the Carmina , see themselves in relation to other animals and to God . It admits to antiquarian tendencies , but these are intended to lay the foundations ...
In other words , it looks at how women and men , within the thought - world of the Carmina , see themselves in relation to other animals and to God . It admits to antiquarian tendencies , but these are intended to lay the foundations ...
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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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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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