Daibhi O Croinin

Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. It explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture. The expanded second edition includes added material on 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. It is essential reading for student and specialist alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 815g
• ISBN-13: 9781138885424
• ISBN-10: 1138885428
• Artikelnr.: 47617339

Autorenporträt

Dáibhí Ó Cróinín is a Professor of History at NUI Galway. His previous publications include Whitley Stokes (1830-1090): the lost Celtic notebooks rediscovered (2011) and A New History of Ireland, vol. 1: prehistoric and early Ireland (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
Preface
1. Early Medieval Ireland: Sources
2. The Beginnings Of Irish History
3. Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400-800
4. Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400-800
5. Land, Settlement and Economy
6. Law, Family And Community
7. The Consolidation Of The Church
8. The First Christian Schools
9. The Golden Age
10. The Viking Age
Bibliography

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List of Maps
Preface

1. Early Medieval Ireland: Sources
   
2. The Beginnings Of Irish History



3. Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400-800



4. Kingdoms, Peoples and Politics, Ad 400-800



5. Land, Settlement and Economy



6. Law, Family And Community



7. The Consolidation Of The Church



8. The First Christian Schools



9. The Golden Age



10. The Viking Age

Bibliography

Rezensionen

Dáibhí Ó Cróinín's Early Medieval Ireland is the only comprehensive treatment of the first centuries of Irish history up to the coming of the Normans. In its second revised and significantly updated edition, it surveys early medieval Irish landscape, society, culture, politics, and now also the written documents that inform the analysis. Its scholarly depth provides the specialist with new insights into an understudied age. Its lucid structure renders this volume an ideal textbook for students. Its engaging style makes it a compelling reading for anybody interested in one of the most fascinating periods of Ireland's history.

Immo Warntjes, Queen's University Belfast, UK