A01=Anne Ross
Author_Anne Ross
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celtic festivals
customs
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evil eye rituals
folklore
highland tradition
omens
scottish myths
scottsh gaelic society
seers and second sight
taboos
waulking songs
witchcraft
Product details
- ISBN 9781803999708
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Jun 2025
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross was a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who lived and worked in crofting communities. This enabled her to collect information first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published.
In this revised new edition of a modern classic work, Ross portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; the Highland tradition of seers and second sight; omens and taboos, both good and bad; chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye; and rituals associated with birth and death.
Dr ANNE ROSS was one of Britain’s leading Celtic scholars. Her seminal work was Pagan Celtic Britain and she authored three other titles published by The History Press.
