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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... sight or an taibhsearachd in the Gaelic - long associated with the highlanders of Scotland . In his Description of the Western Isles pub- lished in 1705 the writer Martin Martin ( ca. 1660-1719 ) of Skye gives many details of second sight ...
... sight of the vision the eyelids of the person are opened and the eyes continue staring until the object vanishes . The faculty of second sight does not lineally descend in a family , although some families do seem to have it handed down ...
... sight , and spoke with feeble voice ! " Rise Ossian , rise and save my son , save Oscar , prince of men . Near the red oak of Luba's stream he fights with Lochlin's sons . " Two further German composers who occupied themselves with ...
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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 |