Alexander Carmichael
Scottish exciseman, antiquarian and folklorist best known for collecting Gaelic folklore and devotional poetry in the Carmina Gadelica.
Books
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1. Carmina Gadelica
Hymns and Incantations Collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
A richly collected compendium of Highland Gaelic prayers, hymns, blessings, charms, laments and folk-lore drawn from oral tradition, capturing the spiritual life, domestic rituals and seasonal practices of rural communities; it blends Christian devotion with older, pre-Christian beliefs and vivid pastoral imagery, offering poetic prayers for birth, healing, weather and the dead alongside songs, proverbs and charms that reveal a living worldview rooted in nature and community.
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