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- Title
'Hauntings of Celticism': Fionn Mac Colla and the Myth of History.
- Authors
Lyall, Scott
- Abstract
Fionn Mac Colla's ideas of history can be characterised as postcolonial in their critique of historical determinism, Cartesian dualism and Whig progressivism. He utilises his theories, which encompass the psychological implications for individuals and nations of historical deficit, to oppose Scottish Reformation doctrine and the ostensible schisms of Scottish history, particularly the racial polarities promoted through Arnoldian Celticism. Mac Colla seeks to unify what he perceives as a divided Scottish history and identity through the adoption of Thomist religious philosophy.
- Subjects
MAC Colla, Fionn; LITERATURE &; history; CELTIC civilization; HISTORICISM; ARNOLD, Matthew, 1822-1888; ALBANNACH, The (Book); THOMISM
- Publication
Literature & History, 2014, Vol 23, Issue 2, p51
- ISSN
0306-1973
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7227/LH.23.2.4