The Form and Function of Ritual Dialogue in the Marriage Traditions of Celtic-Language Cultures

Neill Martin’s The Form and Function of Ritual Dialogue in the Marriage Traditions of Celtic-Language Cultures provides an interesting overview on the subject of ritual marriage dialogues in various Celtic-language societies, including Breton, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic, with a few sidebars...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doan, James E.
Format: Review
Language:unknown
Published: NSUWorks 2009
Subjects:
Celtic-language cultures
Gaelic Scotland
marriage traditions
Neill Martin
ritual dialogues
Arts and Humanities
English Language and Literature
Breton Island
Online Access:https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/198
https://jfr.sitehost.iu.edu/review.php?id=796
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Summary:Neill Martin’s The Form and Function of Ritual Dialogue in the Marriage Traditions of Celtic-Language Cultures provides an interesting overview on the subject of ritual marriage dialogues in various Celtic-language societies, including Breton, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic, with a few sidebars on the related Manx and Cape Breton Island cultures, as well as the existence of similar institutions in other, non-Celtic-speaking societies. He focuses on the use of ritual dialogue, particularly in the matchmaking and betrothal phase, which may involve a verbal contest between poets, along the lines of the flyting in Scottish tradition.

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