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The Reformations in Ireland : tradition and confessionalism, 1400-1690 / Samantha A. Meigs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meigs, Samantha A., 1958-
- Series:
- Early modern history
- Early modern history. Society and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reformation--Ireland.
- Reformation.
- Church history.
- Ireland--Church history--600-1500.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--Church history--16th century.
- Ireland--Church history--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 209 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- Why was Ireland the only region in Europe which successfully rejected a state-imposed religion during the confessional era? This book argues that the anomalous outcome of the Reformations in Ireland was largely due to the old bardic order. Using sources ranging from Gaelic poetry to Jesuit correspondence, this study examines Irish religiosity in a European context, showing how the persistence of traditional culture enabled local elites to resist external pressure for reform. Irish religious history offers some important insights about the confessional era due to its uniqueness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312175825
- 0333678257
- OCLC:
- 59601767
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