Author: Winthrop Palmer BoswellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
The Roots of Irish Monasticism
Author: Winthrop Palmer BoswellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Early Irish Monasticism
Author: Catherine ThomPublisher: T&T Clark
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
An exploration of the ascetical theology and praxis of sixth to eighth century Irish monasticism as a radical response to the gospel.
The Early Irish Monastic Schools
Author: Hugh GrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Author: Thomas CahillPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307755134
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.
Sun Dancing
Author: Geoffrey MoorhousePublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156006026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A fictionalized history of fourth-century Irish monks describes their spirituality and their influence on other areas of the world.
The Emergence of Monasticism
Author: Marilyn DunnPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470795298
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change. First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism. Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life.
The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West
Author: Alison I. BeachPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108770630
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Monasticism, in all of its variations, was a feature of almost every landscape in the medieval West. So ubiquitous were religious women and men throughout the Middle Ages that all medievalists encounter monasticism in their intellectual worlds. While there is enormous interest in medieval monasticism among Anglophone scholars, language is often a barrier to accessing some of the most important and groundbreaking research emerging from Europe. The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West offers a comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. The essays, specially commissioned for this volume and written by an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, cover a range of topics and themes and represent the most up-to-date discoveries on this topic.
Irish Monasticism
Author: John RyanPublisher: Four Courts PressLtd
ISBN: 9781851821129
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Beer Option
Author: R. Jared StaudtPublisher:
ISBN: 9781621384151
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Beer Option proposes a renewal of Catholic culture by attending to the small things of life and ordering them toward the glory of God and the good of the community. It offers a tour through Catholic history and Benedictine spirituality, illustrating how beer fits within a robustly Catholic culture.
In Search of Ancient Ireland
Author: Carmel McCaffreyPublisher: Ivan R. Dee
ISBN: 1461655692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity—is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.