"Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland" by John Gregorson Campbell is a journey into the old stories of Scotland, where whispers of magic and hidden visions filled the land. The book uncovers old Scottish beliefs about witches and second sight, mainly from the Highlands and Islands. It shows how these beliefs helped form who they were as a people. It starts by explaining the difference between harmful and helpful witchcraft and what that meant to the communities, and it draws a picture of Highland witches as often misunderstood folks linked to bad luck. Stories show their powers, from magical travel to causing bad storms and hurting animals, setting the scene to explore the fears, customs, and mysterious forces that existed together in Highland culture.
Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Tales and Traditions Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
By John Gregorson Campbell
Unearth a world where witches cast shadows and seers glimpse the future, revealing the hidden superstitions that shaped a nation's identity.
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About the AuthorJohn Gregorson Campbell was a Scottish folklorist and Free Church minister at the Tiree and Coll parishes in Argyll, Scotland. An avid collector of traditional stories, he became Secretary to the Ossianic Society of Glasgow University in the mid-1850s. Ill health had prevented him taking up employment as a Minister when he was initially approved to preach by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1858 and later after he was appointed to Tiree by the Duke of Argyll in 1861, parishioners objected to his manner of preaching.
John Gregorson Campbell was a Scottish folklorist and Free Church minister at the Tiree and Coll parishes in Argyll, Scotland. An avid collector of traditional stories, he became Secretary to the Ossianic Society of Glasgow University in the mid-1850s. Ill health had prevented him taking up employment as a Minister when he was initially approved to preach by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1858 and later after he was appointed to Tiree by the Duke of Argyll in 1861, parishioners objected to his manner of preaching.
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