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131-086 Saints, Scholars and the Community in Early Christian Ireland | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-403. Students who have completed 131-403 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr A Trindade |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | A study of the principal primary texts relating to Patrick: his own writings, and the two early biographies, Murchu and Tirechan; a study of the various lives of Brigit, and the admixture of pagan and Christian elements in those Lives; a study of Adomnan's Life of Columba in its historical context which includes Columba's relations with the Ui Neil dynasty in Ulster, and with the Picts in Alba (Scotland). This seminar will also look at the development of pilgrimage within Ireland and the blending of Christian and older traditions in dinnshenchus (place-lore) writings. We will also look briefly at the representation of other early Irish saints, such as Brendan, Kevin and Ciaran and the eremitical tradition, and the early development of the cult of Mary in Ireland as seen in works attributed to some of these saints. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words |
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