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As A' Bhraighe
It has been said that the greatest Gaelic poets were from Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. Those who emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries were the living memory of clan history and tradition. Allan the Ridge MacDonald stands out as one poet who inherited and maintained an extraordinary wealth of vocabulary and a superior knowledge of clan and legendary history. In this first compilation and translation of the known Gaelic songs of Allan the Ridge in print, Effie Rankin gives all readers an insight into the life of the poet and the traditions that made him a highly regarded seanchaidh.
Woman's Place Seventh Day Adventist Women in Church and Society
This book looks historically at the changing relationship between the Adventist Church and its female members. Are we making progress? How are things changing? How can we help ourselves experience greater fulfillment in our lives and service to God? - Foreword: Adventist Women of Hope -- Elizabeth Sterndale; Introduction: Adventist Women--Achievers, Too! -- Rosa Taylor Banks; Chapter 1: A Theology of Woman -- Beatrice S. Neall; Chapter 2: Ellen White's Contemporaries: Significant Women in the Early Church -- Kit Watts; Chapter 3: Women's Leadership, 1915-1970: The Waning Years -- Bertha Dasher; Chapter 4: Women's Leadership, 1971-1992: The Expanding Years -- Ramona Perez-Greek; Chapter 5: Women in SDA Educational Administration -- Patricia A. Habada and Beverly J. Rumble; Chapter 6: Home and Family -- Kay Kuzma; Chapter 7: Family Systems in the SDA Church -- Madelynn Jones-Haldeman; Chapter 8: Women Helping Women: A Network of Caring -- Deborah M. Harris; Chapter 9: How Society Affects Social Change in Today's Church -- Penny Shell; Chapter 10: Living Beyond Gender Stereotypes -- Iris M. Yob; Selected Bibliography
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Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945
The definitive history of traditional Scottish Gaelic bagpiping.
Highlanders
Rebellion was recurrent in the Highlands because the Gaels (Scoti) were an often-oppressed indigenous minority in the nation, Scotland, to which they gave their name. They spoke a language, Gaelic, few outsiders would learn, and had their own family and social system, the clans. Warfare was bloody, culminating in the catastrophe of Culloden Moor during the doomed quest to restore the Stuart kingship to all of Britain. Economic hardship, including the near-genocidal Clearances, in which tenant farmers were replaced with sheep, drove the Gaels from the glens and islands, so that most today live in the diaspora, including millions in North America. Although the Gaels lack a single genetic identity, they clearly draw from distinct roots in the Irish, Norse and Picts. Despite their hardship, the Gaels are also presented in romantic portrayals by the artistic elite of other nations. This book offers ways in which the reader might find roots and ancestry in unfamiliar terrain. Chapters discuss the landscape and language of the Highlanders, the rise of clans, feuds and invasions, and eventual emigration.
The Highland Bagpipe
The Highland bagpipe, widely considered 'Scotland's national instrument', is one of the most recognized icons of traditional music in the world. It is also among the least understood. But Scottish bagpipe music and tradition - particularly, but not exclusively, the Highland bagpipe - has enjoyed an unprecedented surge in public visibility and scholarly attention since the 1990s. A greater interest in the emic led to a diverse picture of the meaning and musical iconicism of the bagpipe in communities in Scotland and throughout the Scottish diaspora. This interest has led to the consideration of both the globalization of Highland piping and piping as rooted in local culture. It has given rise ...
Lineage Book
Includes inclusive "Errata for the Linage book."
Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language
Bringing together a range of perspectives on the Gaelic language, this book covers the history of the language, its development in Scotland and Canada, its spelling, syntax and morphology, its modern vocabulary, and the study of its dialects. It also addresses sociolinguistic issues such as identity, perception, language planning and the appearance of the language in literature. Each chapter is written by an expert on their topic.The book has been written accessibly with a non-specialist audience in mind. It will have a particular value for those requiring introductions to aspects of the Gaelic language. It will also be of great interest to those who are embarking on research on Gaelic for the first time. Authors include Colm O Baoill, David Adger, Rob Dunbar, Seosamh Watson, Ken Nilsen, Ken MacKinnon and Ronald Black.
Highland Shepherd
In 1786, the Reverend James MacGregor (1759-1830) was dispatched across the North Atlantic to establish a dissenting Presbyterian church in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The decision dismayed MacGregor, who had hoped for a post in the Scottish Highlands. Yet it led to a remarkable career in what was still the backwoods of colonial North America. Industrious and erudite, MacGregor established the progressive Pictou Academy, opposed slavery, and promoted scientific education, agriculture, and industry. Poet and translator, fluent in nine languages, he encouraged the preservation of the Gaelic language and promoted Scottish culture in Nova Scotia. Highland Shepherd finally bestows on MacGregor the recognition that he so richly deserves. Alan Wilson brings MacGregor and his surroundings to life, detailing his numerous achievements and establishing his importance to the social, religious, and intellectual history of the Maritimes.
