Fantastical Imaginations
Author | : Lizanne Henderson |
Publisher | : John Donald Publishers |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105124160032 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fantastical Imaginations written by Lizanne Henderson and published by John Donald Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Scotland the subject of the supernatural has been largely ignored by mainstream historians and academics, who considered it to be irrelevant or trivial. This collection of essays, by some of the foremost commentators in the field, seeks to redress the balance by tackling such topics as prophecy, astrology, witchcraft, fairy belief, amulets and charming. Other issues include the role of the supernatural in Enlightenment Scotland, in almanacs, in Gaelic society, and in literature, folktale and legend. This is a multi-disciplinary volume, with contributions utilizing historical, literary and folkloristic methodologies and ranging in time from the late medieval period to the present day. It explores the perennial fascination of how people in the past viewed their world.