Céli Dé in Ireland : monastic writing and identity in the early Middle Ages / Westley Follett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Follett, Westley.

Series:

Studies in Celtic history ; 23.

Studies in Celtic history ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monasticism and religious orders--Ireland--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Monasticism and religious orders.

Monasticism and religious orders--Ireland--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Sources.

Monastic and religious life--Ireland--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Monastic and religious life.

Monastic and religious life--Ireland--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Sources.

History.

Ireland.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2006.

Summary:

A detailed investigation into the mysterious group of monks, the Cili Di, who flourished in early medieval Ireland.

Contents:

Sigla xi

I Celi De historiography 9

II Irish asceticism before celi De 24

III Celi De as reformers: the evidence of the Tallaght memoir 89

IV A survey of texts attributed to celi De 100

V Towards a reassessment of celi De 171

Appendix A catalogue of texts attributed to celi De 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.

ISBN:

1843832763

OCLC:

70765642