The Prophecies Of The Brahan Seer: Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in Scottish folklore loom as large or as mysteriously as Coinneach Odhar — the Brahan Seer — a seventeenth-century Highland prophet whose visions, riddling in their imagery yet startling in their accuracy, captivated and terrified his contemporaries in equal measure. Alexander Mackenzie's landmark work chronicles the life, legend, and extraordinary pronouncements of this enigmatic seer, gathering and presenting the full canon of his prophecies alongside the dramatic historical context of the Scottish Highlands that gave them life. With a Foreword, Commentary, and Conclusion by Elizabeth Sutherland, the volume bridges the ancient oral tradition and modern critical scrutiny, offering readers both the raw power of the original prophecies and a rigorous framework for understanding them. Mackenzie writes with the passionate authority of a Victorian antiquarian deeply invested in preserving Highland heritage, and his prose carries the resonant weight of a tradition long threatened by modernity and cultural erasure. Sutherland's scholarly contributions add invaluable depth, illuminating the social and religious tensions of Gaelic Scotland that shaped the Seer's world — and perhaps his fate. Whether the prophecies are read as genuine second sight, political allegory, or the crystallised anxieties of a subjugated people, The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer remains an indispensable text at the crossroads of Scottish history, mythology, and the enduring human hunger for foresight — leaving the reader to wonder just how many of Coinneach Odhar's visions are yet to come to pass.
Author: Alexander Mackenzie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Constable London
Genre: Myths & legends
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in Scottish folklore loom as large or as mysteriously as Coinneach Odhar — the Brahan Seer — a seventeenth-century Highland prophet whose visions, riddling in their imagery yet startling in their accuracy, captivated and terrified his contemporaries in equal measure. Alexander Mackenzie's landmark work chronicles the life, legend, and extraordinary pronouncements of this enigmatic seer, gathering and presenting the full canon of his prophecies alongside the dramatic historical context of the Scottish Highlands that gave them life. With a Foreword, Commentary, and Conclusion by Elizabeth Sutherland, the volume bridges the ancient oral tradition and modern critical scrutiny, offering readers both the raw power of the original prophecies and a rigorous framework for understanding them. Mackenzie writes with the passionate authority of a Victorian antiquarian deeply invested in preserving Highland heritage, and his prose carries the resonant weight of a tradition long threatened by modernity and cultural erasure. Sutherland's scholarly contributions add invaluable depth, illuminating the social and religious tensions of Gaelic Scotland that shaped the Seer's world — and perhaps his fate. Whether the prophecies are read as genuine second sight, political allegory, or the crystallised anxieties of a subjugated people, The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer remains an indispensable text at the crossroads of Scottish history, mythology, and the enduring human hunger for foresight — leaving the reader to wonder just how many of Coinneach Odhar's visions are yet to come to pass.