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The prophecies of the Brahan seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche)

(Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche)

Also known as The prophecies of the Brahan seer

by Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor (Annotator), Kenneth Mackenzie & Coinneach Odhar

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche)" by Alexander Mackenzie is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the remarkable predictions of the Brahan Seer, Coinneach Odhar, a Highland prophet who claimed to possess the gift of prophecy and second sight. Through a detailed collection of his prophecies, the book explores themes of superstition and the rich folklore of Scottish culture, introducing readers to the mystical landscape of Highland beliefs. At the start of the text, the author provides a preface that establishes both the historical significance of the Brahan Seer and the intrigue surrounding his prophecies. The opening portion introduces Kenneth Mackenzie, who is famously associated with these predictions, recounting various legends about how he acquired the gift of foresight, often through encounters with supernatural beings. The narrative sets the stage for a plethora of prophecies attributed to him, some of which are regarded as fulfilled, unfulfilled, or uncertain, thereby inviting readers into a captivating discourse on fate, nature, and human experience in the Scottish Highlands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, Occultism and esotericism, Prophecy, oracles, and revelation, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description and “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from national-library-of-scotland matched “divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • “divination”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “Divination”· in subject
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Precognition”, “precognition”, and “Second sight”. Retained metadata contains “Second sight” in the description, “Precognition” in the subject metadata, and “Second sight” in the subject metadata.

    • “Precognition”· via Internet Archive
    • “Second sight”· via Internet Archive
    • “Precognition”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Precognition”· via Open Library
    • “Second sight”· via Open Library
    • “precognition”· via Project Gutenberg
  • Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Prophecies”, “prophecies”, and “Prophecy”. Retained metadata contains “Prophecies” in the title, “Prophecies” in the alternative title, “Prophecies” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Prophecies”· via Internet Archive
    • “Prophecies”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Prophecies”· via Open Library
    • “Prophecy”· via Open Library
    • “prophecies”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Prophecies”· in title
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical and project-gutenberg matched “Folklore”, “folklore”, “mythology”, and 1 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Folklore” in the description, “Legends” in the description, “Superstition” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Folklore”· via Open Library
    • “Superstition”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Folklore”· in description
    • “Legends”· in description

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Editions

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1888-01-01T00:00:00ZInverness : A. & W. Mackenzie, Celtic Magazine OficeEnglish—Public digitized item

The prophecies of the Brahan seer

[New ed.]

111 p; 22 cm; Appendix: Forward to the original edition by Andrew Lang; First published: Stirling : Eneas Mackay, rev. ed. 1899; Foreword by the Countess of Sutherland; ill., maps, port; Previous ed.: Stirling : Eneas MacKay, 1945

1970Sutherland PressEnglish
  • 9780950190303
  • 0950190306
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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: National Library of Scotland
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributors: Lang, Andrew
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: National Library of Scotland
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 4 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: ias13
  • Scanner: rich3
  • Scanner: scribe1.edinburgh.archive.org
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1812 .S36 M32
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