Songs of the Isles: The Best of Carmina Gadelica: A New Translation

by Kathleen Jones

Many people know of the Carmina Gadelica, the collection of Gaelic songs, prayers and blessings from the Hebrides, yet few have access to its five volumes published in Scotland between 1900 and 1952. Here, an attractive selection is made for the contemporary reader and freshly translated to reflect the particular Christian experience of the people who composed them: Celtic Christians in the 7th to 9th centuries who worshipped the Trinitarian God,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853115843
• ISBN13: 9781853115844
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"