Otherworld Women in Early Irish Literature / / Heather Key.
In early Ireland, there were many names for what scholars have dubbed the ‘Otherworld’: the Plain of Delights, the Land of Youth, the Land of Promise, and more. Many of the myths and legends from this period involve an encounter between a hero and a woman from this Otherworld, with sufficient freque...
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Early Medieval North Atlantic ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Women in Early Ireland -- 2 The ‘Otherworld’ of Early Ireland -- Part II The Texts -- 3 Echtrae Chonnlai and Immram Brain -- 4 Serglige Con Culainn -- 5 The Eponymous Goddesses of Lebor Gabála Érenn -- 6 Echtrae Nerai -- 7 A Fair Shake: Otherworld Men as Intermediaries -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | In early Ireland, there were many names for what scholars have dubbed the ‘Otherworld’: the Plain of Delights, the Land of Youth, the Land of Promise, and more. Many of the myths and legends from this period involve an encounter between a hero and a woman from this Otherworld, with sufficient frequency to form a distinct theme within the literature. This book examines the particularities and consequences of these otherworldly encounters, attending in particular to the question of gender and the social dynamics at work. Five stories purportedly from the lost book Cín Dromma Snechta receive detailed analysis, alongside material from other sources, in order to reconstruct the mindset of the early Irish who told these stories about the Otherworld and their views about women in general. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048555987 9783111023748 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783111319131 9783111318189 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048555987?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Heather Key. |