Fiona-Jane Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 5152110 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiona-Jane Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiona-Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Fishermen’s Luck
The Burning of the Clavie is a calendar custom traditionally associated with the ancient Pictish seaport of Burghead, but fishermen in north-east Scotland had their own ‘needfire’ version of the Clavie, used to instantly remedy spells of poor catches believed to have been caused by evil spirits, witches, or other forms of ill-luck. This article aims to delineate the maritime or fishermen’s Clavie as a reactive ritual rather than a calendar custom…
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The Fishermen’s Luck
The Burning of the Clavie is a calendar custom traditionally associated with the ancient Pictish seaport of Burghead, but fishermen in north-east Scotland had their own ‘needfire’ version of the Clavie, used to instantly remedy spells of poor catches believed to have been caused by evil spirits, witches, or other forms of ill-luck. This article aims to delineate the maritime or fishermen’s Clavie as a reactive ritual rather than a calendar custom…
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