CAHSS Faculty Articles
The Form and Function of Ritual Dialogue in the Marriage Traditions of Celtic-Language Cultures
Department
Department of Literature and Modern Languages
Publication Date
5-2009
Publication Title
Journal of Folklore Research
ISSN
0737-7037
Volume
46
Issue/No.
2
Abstract
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.
NSUWorks Citation
Doan, J. E. (2009). The Form and Function of Ritual Dialogue in the Marriage Traditions of Celtic-Language Cultures. Journal of Folklore Research, 46 (2) Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/198
ORCID ID
0000-0002-4966-1251
Comments
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