Early Christian Ireland / T.M. Charles-Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charles-Edwards, T. M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Church history.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 707 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish between the fourth and ninth centuries AD, from St Patrick to the Vikings - the earliest period for which historical records are available. It opens with the Irish raids and settlements in Britain, and the conversion of Ireland to Christianity. It ends as Viking attacks on Ireland accelerated in the second quarter of the ninth century. The book takes account of the Irish both at home and abroad, including the Irish in northern Britain, in England and on the continent. Two principal thematic strands are the connection between the early Irish Church and its neighbours, and the rise of Uí Néill and the kingship of Tara.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A note on pronunciation; A note on the Chronicle of Ireland; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Ireland in the seventh century: a tour; CHAPTER TWO Irish society c. 700: I. Communities; CHAPTER THREE Irish society c. 700: II. Social distinctions and moral values; CHAPTER FOUR Ireland and Rome; CHAPTER FIVE Conversion to Christianity; CHAPTER SIX The organisation of the early Irish Church; CHAPTER SEVEN Columba, Iona and Lindisfarne; CHAPTER EIGHT Columbanus and his disciples

CHAPTER NINE The paschal controversyCHAPTER TEN The primatial claims of Armagh, Kildare and Canterbury; CHAPTER ELEVEN The origins and rise of the Uí Néill; CHAPTER TWELVE The kingship of Tara; CHAPTER THIRTEEN The powers of kings; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Conclusion; APPENDIX Genealogies and king-lists; Glossary: Irish and Latin; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-670) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11156-0

1-280-15168-4

0-511-11595-4

0-511-01847-9

0-511-15619-7

0-511-32538-X

0-511-49558-7

0-511-05244-8

OCLC:

475916042