Music And The Celtic Otherworld

Author : Karen Ralls-MacLeod
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music and the Celtic Otherworld written by Karen Ralls-MacLeod and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering themes close to Scottish and Irish folklore, this work explores the universal concept of the spiritual dimension of music from the Celtic sources.

Author : Tom Sherlock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956562838
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Otherworld written by Tom Sherlock and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belief in the existence of a parallel world and in otherworldly phenomena has long been established in Irish tradition, and facets of such belief continue to be found in contemporary Irish society. This book, with two accompanying compact discs, examines aspects of the enduring fascination the Irish imagination has with supernatural beings, encounters, and occurrences, as represented in song and music. The material contained in this publication, which includes recorded sound, photographs, and manuscript transcriptions, is drawn from National Folklore Collection/Cnuasach Bhealoideas Eireann at University College Dublin. The book addresses a number of illuminating aspects of popular tradition, such as: the connection between the supernatural and excellence in the performance of music and song * the dangers inherent in engaging with the fairies * the fear of abduction or loss * benign supernatural encounters * the existence of otherworldly creatures * the physical landscape, as perceived in inherited oral knowledge. There are encounters that reflect the blending of Christian and non-Christian ideas. The inclusion of contemporary performers alongside older archival material is testament to the fact that the National Folklore Collection continues to grow and remains the most important repository of Irish vernacular culture. The songs, music, and lore contained here are the foundation stone upon which the book rests, and the selected examples are illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs. There can be little doubt that the full spectrum of human experience is better comprehended with an understanding of traditional lore and belief. The Otherworld: Music & Song from Irish Tradition addresses an important aspect of that human experience and seeks to encourage just such an engagement. It is a book for both the general reader and scholars of folklore. (Series: Scribhinni Bealoidis / Folklore Studies - Vol. 21) *** "The book itself boasts an endlessly informative text and many resonant photographs of singers, musicians, collectors and -- most of all -- landscape features. The last of these record Ireland's unsettling countryside, home to fairies, banshees and ghosts, and serve to set already evocative songs and tunes in places that are of, at once, this world and the otherworld. If there is another compilation like this one, I have never heard of it, and I doubt that it could be as stimulating as this one, a unique and (almost literally) haunting excursion into mystery and melody." - Jerome Clark, Rambles.Net, May 18, 2013 *** "This remarkable book with its breathtaking old photos (and two magical CDs) offers Irish traditional music and song associated with fairies of the Otherworld... Material was gleaned from all over Ireland, and not just from professional musicians; most was collected from islanders, urbanites, farmers, students, teachers and Travellers... Most songs are sung a cappella, and most instrumentalists perform solo, offering intense listening experiences, as jigs, waltzes, laments, dirges, and recitations chronicle legends, local history, religion, and supernatural happenings." - The Celtic Connection, June 2013~

Author : Philip Marsden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781783783007
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Summer Isles written by Philip Marsden and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey by sea along the western coasts of Ireland and Scotland in search of islands, both real and imagined.

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780282729
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Visions written by Caitlin Matthews and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through prayers, chants, and practical exercises, Celtic Visions teaches readers how to tap into their inner spiritual power, enabling them to experience heightened perception and open portals to other realms of existence. Drawn from ancient Gaelic and Welsh sources, this visionary guide reveals the truth behind the prophetic visions of the druids and seers. It explains their methods for communicating with the Otherworld through omens and fairy lore and explores the Celtic gift of "second sight"—the ability to perceive both the visible and the invisible aspects of reality.

Author : Sharon Paice MacLeod
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476630291
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld written by Sharon Paice MacLeod and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors. Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of Ireland, Britain and Gaul. Chapters cover creation and cosmogony, the deities of the Gaels, feminine power in narrative sources, druidic belief, priestesses and magical rites.

Author : Heather McNeil
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 1563089610
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Breeze written by Heather McNeil and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 16 ancient stories of the otherword from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Author : Emily Lyle
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786832062
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Myth in the 21st Century written by Emily Lyle and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology – from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Celtic Ireland, to mental mapping in the interpretation of the Irish legend Táin Bó Cuailgne, and to the integration of established perspectives with broader findings now emerging at the Indo-European level and its potential to open up the whole field of mythology in a new way.

Author : Stephen Blamires
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738706573
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magic of the Celtic Otherworld written by Stephen Blamires and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995 under the title: Glamoury: magic of the Celtic green world.

Author : Jonathan M. Wooding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature written by Jonathan M. Wooding and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Otherworld in Irish Literature and History, Jonathan Wooding presents a major collection of essays by some of the best-known academics in Ireland, Britain and America today.

Author : Karen Ralls
Publisher : Luath Press Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quest for the Celtic Key written by Karen Ralls and published by Luath Press Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors argue strongly that the evidence they have uncovered within folklore, legends, the guilds, and the oral traditions of secret societies in Scotland, link together with striking similarities. They further suggest that these links are not coincidence but the last visible threads of belief systems that have been at the center of the Scottish psyche for centuries. The Celtic Key makes sense of the underlying beliefs that have contributed to, motivated, and shaped a nation through the ages.