Scottish Customs: From the Cradle to the Grave - Softcover

Bennett, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184158293X ISBN 13: 9781841582931

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

A highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave draws upon a broad range of literary and oral sources. Scotland has been fortunate to have written accounts of intrepid early travellers such as Martin Martin, Edward Burt and John Lane Buchanan, and extracts from their writing are found alongside modern interviews made by Margaret Bennett and researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. This expanded edition includes a large amount of new material. The result is a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years. The book is divided into three sections, each covering a stage in the cycle of life: Childbirth and infancy; Love, courtship and marriage; Death The first edition was originally published by Polygon and was joint runner-up of the 1993 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Bennett Was Born On The Island Of Skye. She Is Well Known As A Singer But Has Also Published Widely In The Field Of Scottish Studies, Especially On Folkore. She Previously Taught In The School Of Scottish Studies At Edinburgh University And Currently Teaches At The Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama In Glasgow. She Lectures Widely In The Uk And North America.

Review:

‘Margaret Bennett has given us another magic book . . . an invaluable contribution’  (Owen Dudley Edwards)

There can be few scholars on either side of the Atlantic who succeed in combining such a wide range of skills . . . she has to her credit an enviable record of solid ethnological scholarship' (Hamish Henderson)

About this edition

• Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 184158293X
• ISBN 13: 9781841582931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268