Cattle Lords and Clansmen
Cattle Lords and Clansmen

Author: Nerys T. Patterson

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess

Published: 1994-04-30

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0268161461

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In Cattle Lords and Clansmen, Nerys Patterson provides an analysis of the social structure of medieval Ireland, focusing on the pre-Norman period. By combining difficult, often fragmentary primary sources with sociological and anthropological methods, Patterson produces a unique approach to the study of early Ireland—one that challenges previous scholarship. The second edition includes a chapter on seasonal rhythm, material derived from Patterson’s post-1991 publications, and an updated bibliography. The second edition includes a chapter on seasonal rhythm, material derived from Patterson’s post-1991 publications, and an updated bibliography.

Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld
Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld

Author: Sharon Paice MacLeod

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2018-05-21

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1476630291

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The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors. Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of Ireland, Britain and Gaul. Chapters cover creation and cosmogony, the deities of the Gaels, feminine power in narrative sources, druidic belief, priestesses and magical rites.

Military History of Scotland
Military History of Scotland

Author: Spiers Edward M. Spiers

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 857

ISBN-13: 0748654011

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The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. Until now, no reference work has attempted to examine this vast heritage of warfare.A Military History of Scotland offers readers an unparalleled insight into the evolution of the Scottish military tradition. This wide-ranging and extensively illustrated volume traces the military history of Scotland from pre-history to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Edited by three leading military historians, and featuring contributions from thirty scholars, it explores the role of warfare in the emergence of a Scottish kingdom, the forging of a Scottish-British military identity, and the participation of Scots in Britain's imperial and world wars. Eschewing a narrow definition of military history, it investigates the cultural and physical dimensions of Scotland's military past such as Scottish military dress and music, the role of the Scottish soldier in art and literature, Scotland's fortifications and battlefield archaeology, and Scotland's military memorials and museum collections.

Pagan Portals - God-Speaking
Pagan Portals - God-Speaking

Author: Judith O'Grady

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 1780992823

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Pagan Portals - God-Speaking offers a new concept in Earth ecology incorporating mysticism and folk religion. The author is both a trance seer and a biologist, bringing a unique balance to an examination of nature philosophy. Storytelling examples from Irish folklore, NeoPagan theology, and scientific observations all contribute to a carefully reasoned theory about the future of the Earth and ourselves. ,

Land of Women
Land of Women

Author: Lisa M. Bitel

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780801485442

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"This book disperses the shadows in an obscure but important landscape. Lisa Bitel addresses both the history of women in early Ireland and the history of myth, legend, and superstition which surrounded them. It is a powerful and exact book and an invaluable addition to our expanding sense of Ireland through the eyes of Irish women."--Eavan Boland, author of In a Time of Violence: Poems"It is refreshing to read in a book by a woman on medieval women that not all clerics hated women and that not all men were oversexed villains consciously bent on exploiting women. [Bitel] challenges not only the medieval Irish male construct of female behavior, but she is also courageous enough to question constructs of medieval women invented by modern Irish medieval historians."--Times Higher Education Supplement

A History of Settlement in Ireland
A History of Settlement in Ireland

Author: Terry Barry

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1134674627

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A History of Settlement in Ireland provides a stimulating and thought-provoking overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to the present day. Particular attention is paid to the issues of settlement change and distribution within the contexts of: * environment * demography * culture. The collection goes further by setting the agenda for future research in this rapidly expanding area of academic interest. This volume will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the archaeology, history and social geography of Ireland.

Early Christian Ireland
Early Christian Ireland

Author: T. M. Charles-Edwards

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-11-30

Total Pages: 729

ISBN-13: 0521363950

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A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.

Strange Beauty
Strange Beauty

Author: A. Siewers

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-09-14

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 023010052X

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Strange Beauty provides a new perspective on early Celtic stories of the Otherworld and their relevance to today's ecological concerns, arguing for a contemporary re-reading of the Otherworld trope in relation to physical experience.

Finding the Family in Medieval and Early Modern Scotland
Finding the Family in Medieval and Early Modern Scotland

Author: Elizabeth Ewan

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780754660491

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In this interdisciplinary collaboration, an international group of scholars have come together to suggest new directions for the study of the family in Scotland circa 1300-1750. Contributors apply tools from across a range of disciplines including art history, literature, music, gender studies, anthropology, history and religious studies to assess creatively the broad range of sources which inform our understanding of the pre-modern Scottish family.