Hiberno-Latin Saints’ ‘Lives’ in the Seventh Century : : Writing Early Ireland / / John Higgins.
As part of the historicizing corpus of seventh-century Irish writing, the Lives framed the narrative of the early saints as an effective weapon in contemporary political and ecclesiastical conflicts. Cogitosus’s Life of Brigit, Muirchú’s and Tírechán’s accounts of Saint Patrick, and Adomnán’s Life o...
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Higgins, John, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Hiberno-Latin Saints’ ‘Lives’ in the Seventh Century : Writing Early Ireland / John Higgins. Kalamazoo, MI : Medieval Institute Publications, [2024] ©2024 1 online resource (XIV, 203 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Monastic Life and Venerated Spaces Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Main Texts -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface “Semen Eius Serviet In Sempiternum”: The Power of the Saint -- Chapter 1. Irish Lives and the Irish Past -- Chapter 2. The Lives: A Response to Seventh-Century Ireland -- Chapter 3. Creating a Past: Palladius, the “Past,” and Historical Dossiers -- Chapter 4. The Lives in Hiberno-Latin Literature -- Chapter 5. Getting a Life: Saints’ Lives and the Historical Dossier -- Chapter 6. Saints’ Lives and Miracle Stories -- Chapter 7. Angels in the Details: A Close Reading of the Lives -- Chapter 8. Making History in the Seventh Century -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index Locorum restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star As part of the historicizing corpus of seventh-century Irish writing, the Lives framed the narrative of the early saints as an effective weapon in contemporary political and ecclesiastical conflicts. Cogitosus’s Life of Brigit, Muirchú’s and Tírechán’s accounts of Saint Patrick, and Adomnán’s Life of Columba created the understanding of the history of early Ireland that has endured to this day. How did the writers accomplish this through their literary choices? The authors of Irish saints’ Lives used the literary form of hagiography (Christian biography), miracle stories, and an elaborate rhetorical style to present the words and actions of their subjects. These Lives created a narrative of early Irish history that supported the political/ecclesiastical elites by showing that their power derived from the actions of their patron saints. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024) HISTORY / Medieval. bisacsh Hagiography. Irish Christianity. ecclesiastical politics. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1 9783111332192 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary Studies 2023 English 9783111319186 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary Studies 2023 9783111318264 ZDB-23-DSP EPUB 9781501515606 print 9781501523267 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501515590 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501515590 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501515590/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Main Texts -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface “Semen Eius Serviet In Sempiternum”: The Power of the Saint -- Chapter 1. Irish Lives and the Irish Past -- Chapter 2. The Lives: A Response to Seventh-Century Ireland -- Chapter 3. Creating a Past: Palladius, the “Past,” and Historical Dossiers -- Chapter 4. The Lives in Hiberno-Latin Literature -- Chapter 5. Getting a Life: Saints’ Lives and the Historical Dossier -- Chapter 6. Saints’ Lives and Miracle Stories -- Chapter 7. Angels in the Details: A Close Reading of the Lives -- Chapter 8. Making History in the Seventh Century -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index Locorum |
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