
Early Christian Ireland
Introduction to the Sources
Kathleen Hughes(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 28. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-521-07389-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is meant to be useful and readable. It assumes some experience in ordinary historical techniques, but no expert knowledge. In discussing the various kinds of source material for early Irish history, the problems each kind raises and the sort of questions it will answer, the author discusses many of the major historical issues. Her book is therefore not so much a bibliographical guide as a work of historical analysis and discussion. It deals with the main sources of Irish history between c. 400 and c. 1170, and has nine chapters: on archaeology (with appendices on aerial photography and coins), the secular laws, ecclesiastical legislation, the annals (with an appendix on the genealogies), secular literature, ecclesiastical learning, hagiography, art and architecture, eleventh- and twelfth-century histories and compilations. A bibliography and index complete the book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-07389-9 (9780521073899)
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Content
1. Archaeology; 2. The Secular Laws; 3. Ecclesiastical Legislation; 4. The Annals; 5. Secular Literature; 6. Ecclesiastical Learning; 7. Hagiography; 8. Art and Architecture; 9. Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Histories and Compilations.