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From chaos to enemy : encounters with monsters in early Irish texts : an investigation related to the process of Christianization and the concept of evil / Jacqueline Borsje.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borsje, Jacqueline.
- Series:
- Instrumenta patristica ; 29.
- Instrumenta patristica ; 29
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Irish
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Monsters in literature.
- Missions, Irish.
- Good and evil.
- Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.
- Christian literature, Early.
- Physical Description:
- x, 430 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Encounters with monsters in early Irish texts
- Place of Publication:
- Steenbrugis : In Abbatia S. Petri ; Turnhout : Brepols Publishers, 1996.
- Language Note:
- Text in English, Irish, and Latin; summary in Dutch.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Echtra Fergusa maic Leiti = The Adventure of Fergus mac Leite
- 2. Vita Sancti Columbae = The Life of Saint Columba / by Adomnán
- 3. Epistil Ísu = The Letter of Jesus
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix I: The date of Epistil Ísu
- Appendix II: Provisional list of early Irish texts about encounters with monsters.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-430) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 2503505090
- OCLC:
- 35273199
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