The dark spirit. Sinister portraits from Celtic history. Bob Curran

The dark spirit. Sinister portraits from Celtic history.

Author	Bob Curran
Publisher	London: Cassell, 2001
Edition	1
Weight	720 gram
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Keywords	mythology, folklore, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Tain, Bodmin, Helston, Christiansburg, ghosts, fairies, Highlands, Wales, Devon, witches, witchcraft, demons, vampire, superstition, paganism
Booknumber	20694
Category's	Literature (English) Culture History (Folklore) History & Archaeology (North America) History & Archaeology (Europe) Culture History (Mythology) History & Archaeology (20th Century) History & Archaeology (Crime) Culture History (Europe)
Lge-8vo (15,8 x 23,9 cm). Pp. 256. Green publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine and pictorial dust-jacket. Whilst much of early Celtic belief involved concepts and aciviities which could benefit society - rituals which caused crops to grow and both human and animal fertility - there is also a part of the Celtic mind which is fascinated with the darker side of things. Celtic folklore is filled with glimpses and aspects of it: innocent looking rocks and trees seen as the physical embodiment of malevolent spirits always ready, willing and able to harm those who did not show due deference; malignant fairies lurking at the very fringes of human society, eager to cause evil and misfortune whenever they could. This book examines these strange phenomena via its traditions and their roots in Celtic belief and by looking at some (16 in total) of the striking individuals who embodied them, e.g. the Wolf of Badenoch (Scotland), the Wizard Earl (Ireland), the Fairy Woman of Bodmin (Cornwall) and the Vampire Lady of Rhode Island (USA)..Each of these stories with a splendid full-page b/w illustration by Andrew Whitson. With a bibliography and index. Excellent copy (as new) of a fascinating and groundbreaking book.
Prijs	� 18.00

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