A Place for Keening Today?

A Place for Keening Today?

Organised by Pushing Up the Daisies

Tuesday 7th May 2024, 7:00-8:00pm

Online.

This event is open to the public. Please register in advance.

We are delighted that Madge Bray is joining us to share her explorations of keening in the Scots tradition, the sounds of pibroch lament, and the use of sound and vibration in holding a container for visceral grief. 

In Scots tradition, Highland Clan chiefs would have had their “Keening Women“ (mnathan-tuirim) whose role was to attend to the grieving and the uncried tears, and the transition of the soul.

Can these ancient traditional practices, have a current relevance in assisting modern day society in dealing with the fragmentation of loss? Can ritual serve to ease transition from life to death and offer meaning and context in the face of overwhelming grief? Join us to discuss. Find out more about Madge Bray and this event here.

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