The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies (eBook)
96 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-11146-9 (ISBN)
"Kirk is a magnificent dish to set before any student of either folk-lore or folk-psychology."—Times Literary SupplementIn the late seventeenth century, a Scottish minister went looking for supernatural creatures of "a middle nature betwixt man and angel." Robert Kirk roamed the Highlands, talking to his parishioners and other country folk about their encounters with fairies, wraiths, elves, doppelgangers, and other agents of the spirit world. Magic was a part of everyday life for Kirk and his fellow Highlanders, and this remarkable book offers rare glimpses into their enchanted realm.Left in manuscript form upon the author's death in 1692, this volume was first published in 1815 at the behest of Sir Walter Scott. In 1893, the distinguished folklorist Andrew Lang re-edited the work. Lang's introduction to Kirk's extraordinary blend of science, religion, and superstition is included in this edition. For many years, The Secret Commonwealth was hard to find—available, if at all, only in scholarly editions. Academicians as well as lovers of myths and legends will prize this authoritative but inexpensive edition.
Scottish clergyman Robert Kirk meticulously handwrote The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies in 1691. The seventh son of a large family, he was believed to have been gifted with second sight. Although poor, he went on to achieve a remarkable life, putting himself through school and eventually graduating from Saint Andrews University — at the young age of 20 — as a Doctor of Divinity.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.7.2012 |
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Einführung | Andrew Lang |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 140 mm |
Gewicht | 150 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
Schlagworte | 17th century • andrew lang • berresford ellis • books on berresford ellis • books on british mythologies • books on cassandra easons • books on celtic countries • books on celtic cultures • books on celtic folklores • books on celtic heritages • books on celtic lands • books on celtic legends • books on celtic myths • books on celtic studies • books on definitive guides • books on elegant styles • books on faerie folks • books on fairy faiths • books on fairy kingdoms • books on fairy lores • books on fairy lovers • books on gaelic languages • books on irish cultures • books on irish poetries • books on irish tales • books on irish traditions • books on magical quests • books on nature spirits • books on peter berresfords • books on research purposes • books on storytelling traditions • books on world fairies • Breton • british mythology • Brittany • cassandra eason • celtic countries • celtic culture • celtic folklore • Celtic Heritage • celtic lands • celtic legends • Celtic mythology • Celtic myths • celtic studies • celtic twilight • celts • Cornish • Cornwall • Definitive Guide • elegant style • Elementals • Elves • faerie folk • Faerie Lore • Faery • faeryland • fair folk • fairy faith • fairy kingdom • fairy lore • fairy lovers • fairy realm • fauns • gaelic language • holderness • Irish culture • Irish Poetry • irish tales • Irish tradition • Isle • magical quest • Manx • Meditations • Mythical creatures • mythological • mythologies • nature spirits • Norse • peasantry • peter berresford • Piping • Regions • relm • research purposes • robert kirk • Scottish • storytelling tradition • tuatha de • Wales • Welsh • world fairies • Yeats |
ISBN-10 | 0-486-11146-6 / 0486111466 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-486-11146-9 / 9780486111469 |
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