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Silver Bough Volume 1
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Author : F. Marian McNeill
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2013-08-20
Silver Bough Volume 1 written by F. Marian McNeill and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-20 with Folklore categories.
The Silver Bough is an indispensable treasury of Scottish culture, universally acknowledged as a classic of literature. The author, F Marian McNeill, succeeded in capturing and bringing to life many traditions and customs of old before they died out or were influenced by the modern era. The Silver Branch of the sacred apple tree, laden with crystal blossoms of golden fruit, is in Celtic mythology the equivalent of the Golden Bough of classical mythology - the symbolic bond between the world we know and the Otherworld.This, the first volume of The Silver Bough, deals with Scottish folklore and folk-belief. There are chapters on the ethnic origins of the national festivals, the Druids, the Celtic gods, and the slow transition from Druidism to Christianity. There are accounts of magic, the fairy faith, second sight, selkies, changelings and the witch cult, including tales of "e;witches"e; being hung, or worse. There are old familiar rhymes and a wealth of information on the Scotland of old, now gone for ever, where the people feared witches and "e;faeries"e;. Readers are bound to find something fascinating about somewhere in Scotland they didn't know before. The book is attractively illustrated, with many interesting relics reproduced for the first time, including a witch's cursing bone, hair rope and corp creadh (clay image) and some well-known amulets and charms. The subsequent three volumes deal with the origins and traditions of Scottish national and local festivals. As man makes greater and greater advances in the understanding and control of his physical environment, the river between the known and the unknown gradually changes its course, and the subjects of the simpler beliefs of former times become part of the new territory of knowledge. The Silver Bough maps out the old course of the waterway that in Celtic belief winds between here and beyond, and reveals the very roots of the Scottish people's distinctive customs and way of life. 1938 character count(extra section to be added where possible)The Silver Bough is a large and important work which involved many years of research into both living and recorded lore. Its genesis lies, perhaps, in the author's subconscious need to reconcile the old primitive world she had glimpsed in childhood with the sophisticated modern world she later entered. "e;I do not believe that you can exaggerate the importance of the preservation of old ways and customs, and all those little things which bind a man to his native place. Today we live in difficult times. The steam-roller of progress is flattening out many of our old institutions, and there is a danger of a general decline in idiom and distinctive quality in our Scottish life. The only way to counteract this peril is to preserve jealously all these elder things which are bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. For, remember, no man can face the future with courage and confidence unless it is solidly founded upon the past. And conversely, no problem will be too hard, no situation too strange, if we can link it with what we know and love"e; F Marian McNeill
The Silver Bough Scottish Folk Lore And Folk Belief
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Author : Florence Marian McNeill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Silver Bough Scottish Folk Lore And Folk Belief written by Florence Marian McNeill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Folklore categories.
The Silver Bough
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Author : Lisa Tuttle
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-07-05
The Silver Bough written by Lisa Tuttle and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Fiction categories.
'Lisa Tuttle is a subtle and clever writer whose fantasy deals with the world we all believe we have sensed from time to time out of the corners of our eyes.' Michael Moorcock Appleton is a small town nestled on the coast of Scotland. Though it was once famous for the apples it produced, these days it's a shadow of its former self. But in a hidden orchard a golden apple dangles from a silver bough, an apple believed lost for ever. The apple is part of a legend, promising either eternal happiness to the young couple who eat from it secure in their love - or a curse, for those who take its gift for granted. Now, as the town teeters on the edge of decline, the old rituals have been forgotten and the mists are rolling in. And in the mist, something is stirring . . .
The Silver Bough
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Author : F. Marian McNeill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
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The Silver Bough
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Author : Neil Miller Gunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
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The Silver Bough
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Author : Florence Marian MacNeill
language : en
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The Silver Bough
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Author : F. Marian Mcneill
language : en
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Release Date : 1982-01-01
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Silver Bough
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Author : Amy Dyer
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2021-02-03
Silver Bough written by Amy Dyer and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-03 with Fiction categories.
The Silver Bough is a journey into a forgotten Otherworld of hollow hills, glass mountains and fabled islands. With over twenty myths and folktales arising from the rich traditions of the world, from ancient Egypt and Iceland, to New Zealand, Siberia and the Celtic lands, among the stories are Gwyn and the Lady of the Lake, The Shipwrecked Sailor, Galahad's Quest for the Grail and Apples of Immortality. Each of the five accompanying sections is woven from the threads of each tale. Rich in symbolism, shamanic traditions and esoteric wisdom, The Silver Bough traverses ancient cosmologies, from the kingdom of the dead and the starlit realm, to the domain of the flood and the land of the hidden folk.
The Silver Bough
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Author : Florence Marian MacNeill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
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Author : Neil Miller Gunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
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