Liquid Faith
eBook - ePub

Liquid Faith

Scotland's Sacred and Supernatural Waters

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Liquid Faith

Scotland's Sacred and Supernatural Waters

About this book

Since time immemorial, water has been a major theme in myth, religion and folklore throughout the world.

With its 12,000-mile coastline, as well as a plethora of rivers and lochs, Scotland is a particularly rewarding place in which to explore the spiritual dimensions of what is both the most commonplace and yet the most mysterious of all chemical compounds.

This is a journey from healing wells, springs, river sources and bogs to the seashore, islands and whirlpools, to discover the legends, superstitions and rituals that have grown up around them. Drawing on spirituality, philosophy and faith as well as history and tradition, Ian Bradley highlights the crucial importance of water over thousands of years, and emphasises its preciousness and vulnerability today and in the future.

'Bradley has a gift for wresting the most joyous morsels from his sources' – The Sunday Telegraph

Information

Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781788858823
Subtopic
Social History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. With the wild swimmers on Kingsbarns beach
  7. 2. Seeking the source of the Clyde
  8. 3. Crossing the Sound of Iona
  9. 4. A holy well crawl around the Borders
  10. 5. Walking along the bank of the River North Esk
  11. 6. Looking down on Loch Awe
  12. 7. Looking out to sea from Carsaig Bay
  13. Conclusion: Liquid Faith
  14. Acknowledgements
  15. Select bibliography and further reading
  16. Index
  17. Plates

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