Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic ChristianityContinuum, 1999 - 198 Seiten "Fingal, the great initiate hero, one of the outstanding spiritually awakened individualities of the Gaelic world, guided the destiny of his people from the earliest times onward. His name was given long ago to that unique wonder of the natural world, known as Fingal's Cave. Fingal's fame was sung by his son, the blind bard Ossian, often called the Homer of the ancient Scottish north." --from Fingal's Cave On the isolated island of Staffa, near Iona, Scotland, stands a natural wonder of the world. Fingal's Cave--an extraordinary cathedral-like space, with its sides and roof made of hexagonal balsatic columns and a floor made of the ocean, whose tides create constant musical sounds. It has been been a source of mystery, spiritual insight, and artistic inspiration for centuries. To understand Fingal and his importance to Celtic culture, we must understand the poems of Ossian and ancient Celtic Christianity. The authors describe the history and importance of Fingal's Cave and the poems of Ossian, showing why they influenced such diverse figures as Medelssohn, Jefferson, Napoleon, and Turner. Illustrated. |
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... called a polaires , hung over the shoulder , in which they kept their precious manuscript copies of the scriptures . They spoke a strange language among themselves , but used Latin to those who understood it and made use of an ...
... called Angles " was the reply . At once , the pope said " from now on , let them not be called Angles but angels . " He therewith sent Augustine to convert Britain to Christianity . It is a curious and perhaps significant coincidence ...
... called The Poems of Ossian ) was however soon met in certain quarters by a questioning of the authenticity of the sources and authorship of the poems themselves . Thus reactions ranged from total acceptance of the value and genuiness of ...
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Illustrations | 7 |
Changing Human Consciousness | 13 |
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Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity Paul Marshall Allen,Joan deRis Allen Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |