Scottish Customs
From the Cradle to the Grave
Published on 10. December 2012
974 pages
978-0-85790-544-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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 HendersonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
File size
1,13 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85790-544-4 (9780857905444)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
12/2004
Birlinn Ltd
€36.11
Article exhausted; check different version
Sheila Livingstone
Scottish Customs
Book
01/2001
Birlinn Ltd
€28.67
Article exhausted; check different version
Person
Margaret Bennett is an international scholar, prize-winning author, singer and broadcaster who is widely regarded as Scotland's foremost authority on Folklore. In 2003 she received the Celtic Women International Award for her lifelong service to Scottish and Celtic Culture. She lives in Edinburgh.
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Notes on the Editing of Texts and Transcriptions
- PART I: CHILDBIRTH AND INFANCY
- The Mother and Child in Days Gone By
- Belle Stewart and Sheila MacGregor
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Christina [Ciorstaigh] Docherty
- Alexander Polson
- Meigle SWRI
- Revd James Napier
- James Thomson
- John Firth
- Dr Harry P. Taylor
- Changelings
- Domnhull Mac --
- Dr Martin Luther
- Protection and Prevention
- Martin Martin
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Alexander Laing
- Alexander Stewart
- Alexander Polson
- Elizabeth Stewart
- Practical Midwifery and Care of the Newborn
- J.J. Vernon and J. McNairn
- Margaret Ann Clouston
- Meigle SWRI
- Dolly Wallace
- Captain Edward Burt
- Dr David Clow
- Dr Harry P. Taylor
- Iain Nicolson
- Martin Martin
- Nan Courtney
- George Penny
- Margaret Wilson
- Wilma Forret
- Care of the Mother, Then and Now
- Ina Mason
- Dr David Clow
- Hanselling the Baby
- Margaret Wilson
- Betsy Whyte
- Maureen Jelks
- Charles Hunter
- Ian R. MacIntosh
- Maeve MacKinnon
- Wetting the Baby's Head
- Ardella Hurd
- Joe McAtamney
- Elma Stanage
- Baptism, Christening and Choosing a Name
- Sir Donald Monro
- Catherine MacNeill
- Revd John Lane Buchanan
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Alexander MacDonald
- Meigle SWRI
- Sandy Stanage
- Gladys and Charles Simpson
- Ishbel Morris
- Mrs Janet Faulds
- Queen Victoria
- John Firth
- Thomas Pennant
- J.J. Vernon and J. McNairn
- The Town Council, Aberdeen
- Margaret Bennett
- Rose MacDonald
- Nan Courtney
- John MacLeod of Dalquhurn
- Hugh Hagan and Howard Mitchell
- Audrey Fletcher
- May Anderson and Nan Millar
- John Firth
- Alexander Polson
- George Penny
- Bill Salton
- Sir Walter Scott
- Dolly Wallace
- Duncan 'Major' Morrison
- West Highland Free Press
- Rocking the Cradle and Keeping Amused
- Peigi Stewart and Murdo Stewart
- Elizabeth Stewart
- Alexander Polson
- Dolly Wallace
- Sandra Miller
- Pat Christie
- Fosterage and Adoption
- William MacKay
- Betsy White
- Bill Innes
- Ethel MacCallum
- Maryann Hollingan
- PART II: LOVE, COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
- A Reflection of Former Times
- Thomas Pennant
- Revd James Napier
- Revd Robert D. Higham
- Divination
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Margaret Wilson
- Alexander Polson
- Courtship and Bundling
- Revd John Lane Buchanan
- Martin Martin
- Scottish National Dictionary
- Arthur Edmondson
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Murdo Murray
- Handfasting
- Martin Martin
- Revd Donald MacQueen
- Meigle SWRI
- Betrothal Ceremonies
- Revd George Low
- Iain Nicolson
- Dolly Wallace
- Robert Jamieson
- Rosie and Dougald Campbell
- Feet Washing and Other Good Clean Fun
- Captain Edward Burt
- Samuel Hibbert
- Revd Walter Gregor
- John H. Dixon
- Norman Kennedy
- James and Ina MacQueen
- Maureen Jelks
- Mary Brooksbank
- Nan Courtney
- Pat MacNab
- Margaret Wilson
- Jim Rendall
- Elizabeth Stewart
- Bill McBride
- John Jack
- Wedding Presents
- Peigi Stewart (Bennett)
- Dolly Wallace
- Hen Nights and Stag Parties
- Louise MacVicar and Joan Mann
- Margaret Bennett
- Joe McAtamney
- 'Jumping the Chanty' in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
- Audrey Bain
- Celebrating the Marriage
- Logierait
- Revd James Napier
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Revd W. (Bill) Pollock
- Alexander Polson
- Isobel Colquhoun
- Margaret Wilson
- Doris Rougvie
- Joseph Laing Waugh
- Revd John Lane Buchanan
- Highland Weddings
- Captain Edward Burt
- The Inverness Courier
- Duncan 'Major' Morrison
- Alexander MacDonald
- William Mackay
- Trefor M. Owen
- Christina Stewart
- Weddings in the North-east Fishing Villages
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Shetland Weddings
- Robert Jamieson
- Don Ratter
- Feastin' and Dancin'
- Revd James Napier
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Iain Nicolson
- Wedding Cakes and Favours
- Doris Rougvie
- J.J. Vernon and J. McNairn
- Racin and Ropin
- George Penny
- Revd James Napier
- Tom Ovens
- Walter Culbertson
- Dan and Sheena Allan
- Anna Cunningham
- Scramblin and Scatterin
- Bill Douglas and Bill Kirkwood
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Joseph Laing Waugh
- Margaret Wilson
- George Bennett
- Arranged Marriages and Elopement
- Muriel Mayhew
- William MacKenzie
- Thomas Pennant
- Robert Chambers
- The Herald
- Weddings and Honeymoons During Wartime and the Depression
- James and Ina MacQueen
- Nan Courtney
- Rose MacDonald
- Ann Pollock
- Pat MacNab
- May Anderson
- Nan Millar
- Divorce
- Revd George Low
- The Bible
- PART III: DEATH AND BURIAL
- Death Omens
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Margaret Wilson
- Pat Christie
- John Firth
- Iain Nicolson
- Murdo MacLean
- Anne MacDonald
- Alexander Polson
- Christina [Ciorstaigh] Docherty
- Fiona Hunter
- Wilma Forret
- William Wilson
- Revd James Napier
- Preparing the Body, Layin' Out and Kistin'
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Sir John Lauderdale of Fountainhall
- Margaret Ann Clouston
- John Firth
- Gladys and Charles Simpson
- Betty Stewart
- Douglas Neally
- Burial
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Florence Clow
- James Thomson
- Revd Donald MacQueen
- Death and Burial in Dumfries and Galloway
- J. Maxwell Wood
- Emily Smith
- Death and Burial in an East Lothian Mining Company
- Marianne Holligan
- Funerals in the Outer Hebrides
- Douglas Neally
- Alexander Carmichael
- Trefor M. Owen
- Angus Peter Campbell
- Funerals in Badenoch and Strathspey
- Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus
- Christian [Ciorstaigh] Docherty
- Rosie and Dougald Campbell
- Floral Tributes
- Doris Rougvie
- Funeral Customs 'of every rank' in Skye
- Macdonald of Kingsburgh
- Murdo MacLean and Teenie Stewart
- Iain Nicolson
- Peigi and Murdo Stewart
- Iain MacLean
- Iain Johnston
- Murdo Stewart
- Watching and Waking
- Revd James Napier
- Hugh Miller
- Lewis Grant
- Revd Walter Gregor
- Douglas Neally
- John Firth
- Bill Douglas
- Greenock Telegraph
- Paying Respects
- BBC News, 1989
- BBC News, 1994
- John Lane Buchanan
- Hugh Hagan
- Martin Martin
- Alexander Carmichael
- Jean Cameron
- John H. Dixon
- Funeral Expenses
- William MacKay
- Alexander Laing
- Ian MacDougall
- Douglas Neally
- Captain Edward Burt
- Alexander Carmichael
- Revd James Napier
- The Last Post
- Betsy Whyte
- Captain John A. MacLellan
- A Professional Attitude to Death
- Howard Mitchell
- Prof. Edward Duvall
- 'Pet Cemeteries'
- James Allan Rennie
- Indelible Memories
- Revd Donald Sage
- Margaret Bennett
- Margaret Bennett
- Evening Times, Glasgow
- May Anderson
- Grave-markers, Cairns and Memorials
- J.J. Dixon
- Seton Gordon
- James Allan Rennie
- The Herald
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index
