Publication

2016-06-10 - Palgrave

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101137430591
  • ISBN-139781137430595
  • OCLC Control Number950248871
  • Better World Books9781137430595
  • Open LibraryOL28017918M

Classifications

  • LCCD1-DX301
  • LCCD121 .I75 2016

Description

Irish scholars who arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages are often credited with making some of the most important contributions to European culture and learning of the time, from the introduction of a new calendar to monastic reform. Among them were celebrated personalities such as St Columbanus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Sedulius Scottus who were in the vanguard of a constant stream of arrivals from Ireland to continental Europe, collectively known as 'peregrini'. The continental response to this Irish 'diaspora' ranged from admiration to open hostility, especially when peregrini were deemed to challenge prevalent cultural or spiritual conventions. This volume brings together leading historians, archaeologists, and palaeographers who provide--for the first time--a comprehensive assessment of the phenomenon of Irish peregrini in their continental context and the manner in which it is framed by modern scholarship as well as the popular imagination.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Irish in Early Medieval Europe: Identity, Culture and ReligionPaperbackPalgrave2016-06-10

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