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131-059 Pagans, Christians, Goddesses and Kings in Celtic Ireland | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-268/368. Students who have completed 131-268/368 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr A Trindade |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | A study of the earliest evidence, both material and textual, reflecting the complex interaction of pagan past and Christian present in Ireland in the period between the coming of Christianity (5th century) and the Anglo-Norman invasion (late 12th). The subject concentrates especially on the saga literature and the important themes of Kingship, Sovereignty, Goddess archetypes, 'symbolic geography' and tribal identity. It also includes a brief glimpse of Celtic Scotland and the fate of Irish Gaelic culture in the colonial period. It looks at images of the past as political propaganda during the early Christian period itself and concludes briefly with a look at the way in which this relates to modern Irish historical debates. |
Assessment | A research essay of 1800 words, and a reflective essay of 1600 words, and oral and written class presentations equivalent to 600 words. |
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