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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... isle of Iona , one hun- dred meters above sea level , the summit of Dun I provides the visitor with an extraordinarily impressive panorama extending in all direc- tions . To the northwest , beginning with the distant isles of Tiree and ...
... Isles , we owe the following de- tailed account of his visit to the island of Iona in 1549 ( 450 years ago ) : Within this isle of Columkill , there is a sanctuary also , or kirkzaird , called in Erische , Religoran , quhilk is a very ...
... isles , and also of our kinges , as we have said : becaus it was the maist honorable and ancient place that was in ... isle , fashioned of a little sand , a few grasses , salt with the spray of an ever - restless wave , a few rocks ...
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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 |