Robert Kirk (folklorist) Scottish Folklorist
Robert Kirk (folklorist) dating history
Relationships
We have no records of past relationships for Robert Kirk (folklorist).
About
Robert Kirk (folklorist) is a member of the following lists: Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, Alumni of the University of St Andrews and People from Stirling.
Contribute
Who is Robert Kirk (folklorist) dating? Robert Kirk (folklorist) partner, spouse list. Help us build our profile of Robert Kirk (folklorist)!
Login
to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions.
Details
| Birthday |
9th December, 1644
|
| Birthplace |
Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland
|
| Died |
14th May, 1692
|
| Place of Death |
Doon Hill, Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
|
| Nationality |
Scottish
|
| Occupation Text |
Minister, scholar, folklorist
|
| Occupation |
Folklorist
|
Robert Kirk (9 December 1644 – 14 May 1692) was a minister, Gaelic scholar and folklorist, best known for The Secret Commonwealth, a treatise on fairy folklore, witchcraft, ghosts, and second sight, a type of extrasensory perception described as a phenomenon by the people of the Scottish Highlands. Folklorist Stewart Sanderson and mythologist Marina Warner called Kirk's collection of supernatural tales one of the most important and significant works on the subject of fairies and second sight. Christian philosopher and religious studies scholar David Bentley Hart has praised Kirk for writing The Secret Commonwealth to defend "harmless Scottish country folk who innocently dabbled in the lore of their culture" and "found themselves arraigned by Presbyterian courts for practicing the black arts."
More about Robert Kirk (folklorist)
Less about Robert Kirk (folklorist)
