Screen LibraryIreland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion /
This is a study of Ireland's people, landscape and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian B́orama. It narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical and literary evidence.
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Four Courts Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Dublin, Ireland ; Portland, OR : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This is a study of Ireland's people, landscape and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian B́orama. It narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical and literary evidence. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781846823428 1846823420 9781846823411 1846823412 |
| Index Number: | DA930 |
| CLC: |
K885.62 K562.2 |
| Call Number: | K562.2/B575 |
| Contents: |
The tradition of writing history in medieval Ireland -- 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 -- 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 -- Why Ireland in the medieval world? |