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Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion / Edel Bhreathnach.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dublin, Ireland ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xiv, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm ; pbkContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 1846823412
  • 9781846823411
  • 9781846823428
  • 1846823420
  • 9781846823411:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941.501
Contents:
Seeking the old belief system -- The appearance of a new religion --Establishing a Christian structure -- Armagh : the Rome of Ireland --The Christian religious experience of the laity -- Conclusion. -- Why Ireland in the medieval world?
Summary: "...this is a study of Ireland's people, landscape and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian Bórama. It narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical and literary evidence." -- cover
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 941.501 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 81460

CW067

CW098

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.

The tradition of writing history in medieval Ireland -- The landscapes of early medieval Ireland -- Kingdoms, kings and people. -- Concepts of kingship -- The obligations and power of kings --The extended royal family -- The royal house and household --The life and death of the king -- Religion, ritual and ritualists. Seeking the old belief system -- The appearance of a new religion --Establishing a Christian structure -- Armagh : the Rome of Ireland --The Christian religious experience of the laity -- Conclusion. -- Why Ireland in the medieval world?

"...this is a study of Ireland's people, landscape and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian Bórama. It narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical and literary evidence." -- cover

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