Isle of the Saints Monastic Settlement and Christian Community in Early Ireland |
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| Author:
| Bitel, Lisa M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-8157-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $61.99 |
Book Description:
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Isle of the Saints recreates the harsh yet richly spiritual world of medieval Irish monks on the Christian frontier of barbarian Europe. Lisa Bitel draws on accounts of saints' lives written between 800 and 1200 to explain, from the monks' own...
Isle of the Saints recreates the harsh yet richly spiritual world of medieval Irish monks on the Christian frontier of barbarian Europe. Lisa Bitel draws on accounts of saints' lives written between 800 and 1200 to explain, from the monks' own...