Abstract
In this paper, given firstly as a joint plenary lecture, the authors examine distinctive and continuing structures in Gaelic thought from pagan times to the present which they suggest have shaped Gaelic material culture and the forms of poetic metres, ceòl mòr, and tartan.
Translated title of the contribution | Window to the west:: Structural continuity in Gaelic culture |
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Original language | Scottish Gaelic/Gàidhlig na h-Alba |
Title of host publication | Cànan & Cultar/ : Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 8 |
Editors | Wilson McLeod, Anja Gunderloch, Rob Dunbar |
Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press, Edinburgh |
Pages | 1-29 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Volume | 8 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781780465531 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781780460581 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2016 |
Event | Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 8 - university, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 |
Conference
Conference | Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 8 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Edinburgh |
Period | 23/06/14 → 26/06/14 |
Keywords
- Gaelic culture
- Visual research methods
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