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Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200

Author : Daibhi O Croinin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317901761

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Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200 by Daibhi O Croinin Pdf

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement (400 - 1200 AD). Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's relations with Britain and continental Europe, and Vikings and their influence, the beginnings of Irish feudalism, and the impact of the Viking and Norman invaders. Splendid in sweep and lively in detail, it launches the newLongman History of Ireland in fine style.

Picts and Britons in the Early Medieval Irish Church

Author : Oisín Plumb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Britons
ISBN : 2503583474

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Picts and Britons in the Early Medieval Irish Church by Oisín Plumb Pdf

"A study of the lives and legacy of Picts and Britons in the Irish Church, looking at their impact on early medieval Irish society and how this impact came to be perceived in later centuries. Between the fifth and ninth centuries AD, the peoples of Britain, Ireland, and their surrounding islands were constantly interacting, sharing cultures and ideas that shaped and reshaped their communities and the way they lived. The influence of religious figures from Ireland on the development of the Church in Britain was profound, and the fame of monasteries such as Iona, which they established, remains to this day. Yet with the exception of St Patrick, far less attention has been paid to the role of the Britons and Picts who travelled west into Ireland, despite their equally significant impact. This book aims to redress the balance by offering a detailed exploration of the evidence for British and Pictish men and women in the early medieval Irish Church, and asking what we can piece together of their lives from the often fragmentary sources. It also considers the ways in which writers of later ages viewed these migrants, and examines how the shaping of the migration narrative throughout the centuries had a major effect on the way that the earliest centuries of the church came to be viewed in later years in both Scotland and Ireland. In doing so, this volume offers important new insights into our understanding of the relationships between Britain and Ireland in this period.00Oisín Plumb is originally from Edinburgh. He completed his PhD in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh in 2016. He now lives in Orkney, where he is a lecturer at the Institute for Northern Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands."--Page 4 de la couverture

Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Elva Johnston
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843838555

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Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland by Elva Johnston Pdf

Much of our knowledge of early medieval Ireland comes from a rich literature written in a variety of genres and in two languages, Irish and Latin. Who wrote this literature and what role did they play within society? What did the introduction and expansion of literacy mean in a culture where the vast majority of the population continued to be non-literate? How did literacy operate in and intersect with the oral world? Was literacy a key element in the formation and articulation of communal and elite senses of identity? This book addresses these issues in the first full, inter-disciplinary examination of the Irish literate elite and their social contexts between ca. 400-1000 AD. It considers the role played by Hiberno-Latin authors, the expansion of vernacular literacy and the key place of monasteries within the literate landscape. Also examined are the crucial intersections between literacy and orality, which underpin the importance played by the literate elite in giving voice to aristocratic and communal identities.

Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200

Author : Daibhi O Croinin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317192701

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Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200 by Daibhi O Croinin Pdf

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's relations with Britain and continental Europe, the beginnings of Irish feudalism, and the impact of the Viking and Norman invaders. The expanded second edition has been fully updated to take into account the most recent research in the history of Ireland in the early middle ages, including Ireland’s relations with the Later Roman Empire, advances and discoveries in archaeology, and Church Reform in the 11th and 12th centuries. A new opening chapter on early Irish primary sources introduces students to the key written sources that inform our picture of early medieval Ireland, including annals, genealogies and laws. The social, political, religious, legal and institutional background provides the context against which Dáibhí Ó Cróinín describes Ireland’s transformation from a tribal society to a feudal state. It is essential reading for student and specialist alike.

Churches in Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Tomás Ó Carragáin
Publisher : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture and society
ISBN : UOM:39076002967540

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Churches in Early Medieval Ireland by Tomás Ó Carragáin Pdf

This is the first book devoted to churches in Ireland dating from the arrival of Christianity in the fifth century to the early stages of the Romanesque around 1100, including those built to house treasures of the golden age of Irish art, such as the Book of Kells and the Ardagh chalice. � Carrag�in's comprehensive survey of the surviving examples forms the basis for a far-reaching analysis of why these buildings looked as they did, and what they meant in the context of early Irish society. � Carrag�in also identifies a clear political and ideological context for the first Romanesque churches in Ireland and shows that, to a considerable extent, the Irish Romanesque represents the perpetuation of a long-established architectural tradition.

Medieval Ireland

Author : Clare Downham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108546843

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Medieval Ireland by Clare Downham Pdf

Medieval Ireland is often described as a backward-looking nation in which change only came about as a result of foreign invasions. By examining the wealth of under-explored evidence available, Downham challenges this popular notion and demonstrates what a culturally rich and diverse place medieval Ireland was. Starting in the fifth century, when St Patrick arrived on the island, and ending in the fifteenth century, with the efforts of the English government to defend the lands which it ruled directly around Dublin by building great ditches, this up-to-date and accessible survey charts the internal changes in the region. Chapters dispute the idea of an archaic society in a wide-range of areas, with a particular focus on land-use, economy, society, religion, politics and culture. This concise and accessible overview offers a fresh perspective on Ireland in the Middle Ages and overthrows many enduring stereotypes.

The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Nancy Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135951498

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The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland by Nancy Edwards Pdf

In the first major work on the subject for over 30 years, Nancy Edwards provides a critical survey of the archaeological evidence in Ireland (c. 400-1200), introducing material from many recently discovered sites as well as reassessing the importance of earlier excavations. Beginning with an assessment of Roman influence, Dr Edwards then discusses the themse of settlement, food and farming, craft and technology, the church and art, concluding with an appraisal of the Viking impact. The archaeological evidence for the period is also particularly rich and wide-ranging and our knowledge is expanding repidly in the light of modern techniques of survey and excavation.

Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Matthew Stout
Publisher : Wordwell Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 1999790901

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Early Medieval Ireland by Matthew Stout Pdf

Ireland looms large in European history just after the fall of the Roman Empire. This book provides an entry-level' narrative to this period in Irish history. At the same time, it contextualizes the artistic, literary, and architectural achievements of the age. The tradition in Early Medieval Irish studies has been to examine the past in thematic rather than chronological terms; the sources almost demand this. As such, existing publications neglect a holistic approach in favor of specific themes. Politics is rarely incorporated with church history; art and archaeology remain distinct; law and literature remain un-contextualized either in time or place. So, this book contains extracts from primary sources and illustrations that make this golden age glow for its readers, and it is full of colorful maps and photographs. Deploying a historical synthesis in the spirit of the Annales School, it is a one-stop shop' for the history of Early Medieval Ireland, for students and the general reader.

The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Niamh Wycherley
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : 250355184X

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The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland by Niamh Wycherley Pdf

As the cult of saints became increasingly important to the Christian religion during the latter centuries of the Roman Empire, so too the veneration of relics became a central element of Christian piety. The relics of holy men and women--the very tangibility of which ensured their lasting appeal--could be used to heal the sick, improve the weather, ensure victory in battle, and represent power and authority. Even today, in an era of declining church attendance, famous relics such as the head of St Catherine of Siena or the tongue of St Anthony of Padua continue to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims; the need to preserve and venerate objects associated with the important and the famous is a well-established human trait. This book is the first to explore the historical roots of the cult of relics in early medieval Ireland, deepening our understanding of how the pagan Irish adapted to the new religion. Examining the cult of relics from the earliest Irish sources up to the ninth century, it provides insights into the role of relics and the culture and people to whom they were so significant. The volume investigates how the Christian phenomenon of relic veneration developed in early Ireland and it evaluates the continuity between Irish practice and that on the continent. By offering a new model of how the cult of relics evolved and by exploring the extent to which it helped forge early Irish Christianity, the arguments presented here have the potential to reshape views of the entire period.

Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland

Author : John Soderberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793630407

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Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland by John Soderberg Pdf

Clonmacnoise was among the busiest, most economically complex, and intensely sacred places in early medieval Ireland. In Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland: Religion and Urbanism at Clonmacnoise, John Soderberg argues that animals are the key to understanding Clonmacnoise’s development as a thriving settlement and a sacred space. At this sanctuary city on the River Shannon, animal bodies were an essential source of food and raw materials. They were also depicted extensively on religious objects. Drawing from new theories about the intersections between religion and economics, John Soderberg explores how transformations emerging from animal encounters made Clonmacnoise a sacred settlement and created the sacred bodies of early medieval Ireland.

Medieval Ireland

Author : Paul MacCotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015077120668

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Medieval Ireland by Paul MacCotter Pdf

Describes the socio-political and economic system of Gaelic Ireland as it developed during the period from its earliest history until the Anglo-Norman invasion.

The Irish in Early Medieval Europe

Author : Roy Flechner,Sven Meeder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137430618

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The Irish in Early Medieval Europe by Roy Flechner,Sven Meeder Pdf

Irish scholars who arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages are often credited with making some of the most important contributions to European culture and learning of the time, from the introduction of a new calendar to monastic reform. Among them were celebrated personalities such as St Columbanus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Sedulius Scottus who were in the vanguard of a constant stream of arrivals from Ireland to continental Europe, collectively known as 'peregrini'. The continental response to this Irish 'diaspora' ranged from admiration to open hostility, especially when peregrini were deemed to challenge prevalent cultural or spiritual conventions. This volume brings together leading historians, archaeologists, and palaeographers who provide-for the first time-a comprehensive assessment of the phenomenon of Irish peregrini in their continental context and the manner in which it is framed by modern scholarship as well as the popular imagination.

Ireland in the Medieval World, AD 400-1000

Author : Edel Bhreathnach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1846823420

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Ireland in the Medieval World, AD 400-1000 by Edel Bhreathnach Pdf

This is a study of Ireland's people, landscape, and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian Borama. The book narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical, and literary evidence. The subjects covered include the king, the kingdom and the royal household, religion and customs, free and unfree classes in society, exiles, and foreigners. The rural, urban, ecclesiastical, ceremonial, and mythological landscapes of early medieval Ireland anchor the history of early Irish society in the rich tapestry of archaeological sites, monuments, and place-names that have survived to the present day. A historiography of medieval Irish studies presents the commentaries of a variety of scholars, from the 17th-century Franciscan Micheal O Cleirigh to Eoin Mac Neill, the founding father of modern scholarship. *** "Bhreathnach draws on archaeological evidence to supply insights into a society that has left only oblique views in the written record, proposing a revised view of the place of Ireland in medieval Europe....the book features eight pages of color plates and many photos, and is a must for academic libraries, particularly those with extensive history or archaeology collections. Essential." - Choice, Vol. 52, No. 4, December 2014 *** Featured in 'Outstanding Academic Titles', a prestigious list of publications for the year 2014. - Choice, January 2015 [Subject: History, Medieval Studies, Archaeology, Anthropology, Irish Studies, Religious Studies]

Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100

Author : Aidan O'Sullivan,Finbar McCormick,Thomas Robert Kerr,Lorcan Harney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 1904890601

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Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100 by Aidan O'Sullivan,Finbar McCormick,Thomas Robert Kerr,Lorcan Harney Pdf

This book investigates and reconstructs evidence from archaeological excavations conducted between 1930 and 2012 and uses the findings to explore how the medieval Irish lived in the period AD 400-100.

Early Medieval Ireland and Europe: Chronology, Contacts, Scholarship

Author : Pádraic Moran,Immo Warntjes
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Europe
ISBN : 2503553133

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Early Medieval Ireland and Europe: Chronology, Contacts, Scholarship by Pádraic Moran,Immo Warntjes Pdf

The pivotal role of Ireland in the development of a decidedly Christian culture in early medieval Europe has long been recognized. Still, Irish scholarship on early medieval Ireland has tended not to look beyond the Irish Sea, while continental scholars try to avoid Hibernica by reference to its special Celtic background. Following the lead of the honorand of this volume, Prof. Daibhi O Croinin, this collection of 27 essays aims at contributing to a reversal of this general trend. By way of introduction to the period, the first section deals with chronological problems faced by modern scholars as well as the controversial issues relating to the reckoning of time discussed by contemporary intellectuals. The following three sections then focus on Ireland's interaction with its neighbours, namely a) Ireland in the Insular world, b) continental influences in Ireland, and c) Irish influences on the Continent. The concluding section is devoted to modern scholarship and the perception of the Middle Ages in modern literature.