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The Irish in Early Medieval Europe: Identity, Culture and Religion
Roy Flechner
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Description for The Irish in Early Medieval Europe: Identity, Culture and Religion
Hardback. Many Irish scholars, known as 'peregrini', arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages making a significant cultural impact. This edited collection of brand new essays brings together some of the world's leading experts in the field who synthesise major critical developments, and offer exciting new perspectives on the Irish peregrini. Editor(s): Flechner, Dr. Roy; Meeder, Sven. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBR; 3F; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Irish scholars who arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages are often credited with making some of the most important contributions to European culture and learning of the time, from the introduction of a new calendar to monastic reform. Among them were celebrated personalities such as St Columbanus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Sedulius Scottus who were in the vanguard of a constant stream of arrivals from Ireland to continental Europe, collectively known as 'peregrini'. The continental response to this Irish 'diaspora' ranged from admiration to open hostility, especially when peregrini were deemed to challenge prevalent cultural or spiritual ... Read more
Irish scholars who arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages are often credited with making some of the most important contributions to European culture and learning of the time, from the introduction of a new calendar to monastic reform. Among them were celebrated personalities such as St Columbanus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Sedulius Scottus who were in the vanguard of a constant stream of arrivals from Ireland to continental Europe, collectively known as 'peregrini'. The continental response to this Irish 'diaspora' ranged from admiration to open hostility, especially when peregrini were deemed to challenge prevalent cultural or spiritual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137430601
SKU
V9781137430601
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About Roy Flechner
Roy Flechner is Lecturer in Early Medieval History at University College Dublin, Ireland. Sven Meeder is Lecturer in Medieval History at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Reviews for The Irish in Early Medieval Europe: Identity, Culture and Religion
This welcome and affordable book provides a much-needed new introductory overview of early Irish culture as it relates to continent culture in the sixth and seventh centuries.
James T. Palmer, University of St Andrews, UK
The volume both reflects the direction of current scholarship and points to future avenues of research; the further reading section will help students ... Read more
James T. Palmer, University of St Andrews, UK
The volume both reflects the direction of current scholarship and points to future avenues of research; the further reading section will help students ... Read more