Coffin Roads - Journeys to the West

Coffin roads' are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands - many are now popular walking and cycling routes. This book journeys along eight coffin roads to discover and explore the distinctive traditions, beliefs and practices around dying, death and mourning in the communities which created and used them.

Info autore

Ian Bradley has written over 40 books and is well-known as a  broadcaster, journalist and lecturer. He is also a Church of Scotland minister and a respected academic whose enthusiasm shines through in all that he does. He is the author of the bestselling The Coffin Roads: Journeys to the West.

Riassunto

'Coffin roads' are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands – many are now popular walking and cycling routes. This book journeys along eight coffin roads to discover and explore the distinctive traditions, beliefs and practices around dying, death and mourning in the communities which created and used them.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Bradley
• Editore: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.07.2022
• EAN: 9781780277790
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-779-0
• Pagine: 192
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide; European History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Travel & holiday guides, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, TRAVEL / Reference, Travel writing, British & Irish history, Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Northern Scotland, Highlands and Islands, Travel guides: routes and ways, tracks and trails