Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion, Edel Bhreathnach

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Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion, Edel Bhreathnach

Title remainder

landscape, kingship and religion

Statement of responsibility

Edel Bhreathnach

Instantiates

• Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion

Publication

• Dublin, Ireland | Portland, OR, Four Courts Press, 2014

Copyright

• ©2014

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index

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volume

Carrier category code

• nc

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rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

• The life and death of the king
• 3. Religion, ritual and ritualists.
• Seeking the old belief system
• The appearance of a new religion
• Establishing a Christian structure
• Armagh : the Rome of Ireland
• The Christian religious experience of the laity
• Conclusion.
• Why Ireland in the medieval world?
• Introduction.
• The tradition of writing history in medieval Ireland
• 1. The landscapes of early medieval Ireland
• 2. Kingdoms, kings and people.
• Concepts of kingship
• The obligations and power of kings
• The extended royal family
• The royal house and household

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ocn875517988

Dimensions

24 cm

Extent

xiv, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates

Isbn

9781846823428

Lccn

2014415449

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations (some color), maps

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u100609

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(OCoLC)875517988