Music and the Celtic Otherworld: From Ireland to Iona

Karen Ralls-MacLeod

"As an encyclopaedic volume of references to its subject matter, this book will find a welcome audience amongst specialists who focus their studies on musical and otherwordly lore" — Runa: Exploring Northern European Myth, Mystery and Magic

"A fascinating study of an important and neglected theme in Celtic literature and religion. Meticulously researched and sensitively written, it highlights the importance attached to music in both pre-Christian and early Christian Ireland and Scotland and its particular association with the otherworld." — Ian Bradley, University of St Andrews

"A fascinating study which is highly recommended." — The Cauldron

Related Subjects

• Music

About the Author

Karen Ralls-MacLeod is postdoctoral fellow in the Celtic department at the University of Edinburgh.

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