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The popular superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland

by William Grant Stewart

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionPrimary source
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"The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland" by William Grant Stewart is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the rich tapestry of traditions, superstitions, and festive practices that characterize the Highland culture, presenting a detailed exploration of the unique beliefs and customs that have, over time, shaped the identity of Scottish Highlanders. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of Highland ghosts and their integral place in regional lore. It begins by discussing the general characteristics and significance of ghosts within the Highland culture as companions throughout life and beyond. These spirits are depicted as evolving from their ancient, robust forms into more capricious and malevolent entities, influencing both the earthly existence and the afterlife of Highlanders. The narrative is enriched with anecdotes, such as the tale of James Gray and the ghost Clashnichd, which illustrates the social dynamics between humans and their spectral counterparts, setting a whimsical yet eerie tone for the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Legendary beings and transformations, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Witchcraft” and “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

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  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Ghosts”. Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the description, “Ghosts” in the description, “ghost” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairies” and “fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the subject metadata.

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1974——
  • 9780883056318
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1851Aylott and Jones; London : Aylott and JonesEnglish
  • 9780841479210
  • 0841479216
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2022-12-20Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
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  • Open Library reports 6 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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