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Orduighean : A Dominant Symbol in the Free Church of the Scottish Highlands

Author(s) -

Parman Susan

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american anthropologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1548-1433

pISSN - 0002-7294

DOI - 10.1525/aa.1990.92.2.02a00020

Subject(s) - symbol (formal) , ceremony , protestantism , representation (politics) , history , politics , genealogy , ethnology , sociology , religious studies , archaeology , linguistics , law , philosophy , political science

In this article I describe and interpret the Protestant ceremony of church communion called Orduighean, which has been made significant as a dominant symbol by the Free Church of the Scottish Highlands. Orduighean is a condensed representation of several themes and events in Highland social life and culture; I present examples of its multiple uses and meanings in a crofting village on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. A brief discussion of the political, economic, linguistic, and cultural history of the Scottish Highlands is also provided to show how Orduighean acquired its significance as a dominant symbol.

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