The Brahan Seer
Subtitle: the making of a legend
By: Alex Sutherland.
Series: International studies in folklore and ethnology -- 2
Publisher: Peter Lang; Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften; Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bern; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9783039118687
Subjects: Coinneach Odhar; Prophecies (Occultism) -- Highlands -- Scotland -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legend of the Brahan Seer; title: The Scottish context; title: The Fowlis Trials : witchcraft practice and belief; title: The involvement of King James VI; title: The historical Coinneach Odhar, leader of witches; title: Witchcraft : legal process and social environment; title: The pursuit of witches in and around Easter Ross, 1661-62; title: Countess Isabella, the MacKenzie family, and witchcraft; title: Early enquiries into second sight; title: Travellers' tales : gathering scepticism and religious demands; title: Scientific explanations and the popularity of animal magnetism; title: Highland oral tradition : gathering a declining culture; title: Coinneach Odhar in oral tradition; title: Coinneach Odhar and the last of the Seaforth MacKenzies; title: The romantic invention of the Brahan Seer; title: The romantic vision of the Highlands; title: Second sight in romantic literature; title: Second sight enquiries in their historical context; title: Contemporary use of the Brahan Seer's prophecies; title: The use and content of prophecy in Highland culture; title: Comparative prophetic traditions.