Bhreathnach, Edel
Ireland in the Medieval World, Ad 400-1000: Landscape, Kingship and Religion
Dublin, Ireland, Four Courts Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Replete with black-and-white and even full-color photographs and illustrations, quite fine. From the publisher's blurb, "This is a study of Ireland's people, landscape, and place in the world from late antiquity to the reign of Brian Borama. The book narrates the story of Ireland's emergence into history, using anthropological, archaeological, historical, and literary evidence. The subjects covered include the king, the kingdom and the royal household, religion and customs, free and unfree classes in society, exiles, and foreigners. The rural, urban, ecclesiastical, ceremonial, and mythological landscapes of early medieval Ireland anchor the history of early Irish society in the rich tapestry of archaeological sites, monuments, and place-names that have survived to the present day. A historiography of medieval Irish studies presents the commentaries of a variety of scholars, from the 17th-century Franciscan Micheal O Cleirigh to Eoin Mac Neill, the founding father of modern scholarship." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography." xiv, 1-293 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Keywords: Edel Bhreathnach Medieval Studies Medieval Europe Medieval Ireland Irish history Irish culture