Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations

by Watson James Carmichael and Alexander Carmichael

Book Overview

The Carmina Gadelica is the most comprehensive collection of poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry. Gathered by Alexander Carmichael, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, 'from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda'. The poems had been handed down through the generations in a living oral tradition. This tradition and the way of life which sustained it have now disappeared but these poems and prayers live on to remind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0024GGCAK
• ISBN13: 9780863155208
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"