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Brehon Laws: The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland by Jo Kerrigan: New
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Date
- 2020-03-16
- ISBN
- 9781788491075
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Brehon Laws : the Ancient Wisdom of Ireland
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Law, History
- Topic
- General, Jurisprudence, Europe / Ireland, Europe / General
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient IrelandThousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a widely accepted, sophisticated and surprisingly enlightened legal system kept society running smoothly.The brehons were the keepers of these laws, which dealt with every aspect of life: land disputes; recompense for theft or violence; marriage and divorce processes; the care of trees and animals.Transmitted orally from ancient times, the laws were transcribed by monks around the fifth century, and what survived was translated by nineteenth-century scholars.Jo Kerrigan has immersed herself in these texts, revealing fascinating details that are inspiring for our world today. With atmospheric photographs by Richard Mills, an accessible introduction to a hidden gem of Irish heritage
Product Identifiers
Publisher
O'Brien Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1788491076
ISBN-13
9781788491075
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038396588
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brehon Laws : the Ancient Wisdom of Ireland
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Jurisprudence, Europe / Ireland, Europe / General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Law, History
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Kdk156.K47 2020
Photographed by
Mills, Richard
Table of Content
Introduction: page 9In which the true value of this rich heritage is expounded.Chapter One: A Brief History 13Touching upon the best efforts of Celts and Christians, Vikings and Normans, to eradicate these great laws; also how the Elizabethan age and the Penal Laws almost succeeded, but how Brehon law somehow survived in hiding.Chapter Two: Who Was Who in Ancient Ireland 42Of kings and judges, poets and innkeepers - not forgetting the upwardly (and downwardly) mobile. The importance of the tribe and of the family, and the system of fosterage.Chapter Three: For the Protection of the People 65Concerning murder and theft, injury and insult, restitution and rehabilitation. Also, the offence of the looker-on, and the punishment of 'the ninth wave'.Chapter Four: Awareness of Animals 92Wherein these are defended from injury, but also made responsible through their proper owner for their own trespasses. The personal importance of pet dogs, the rule of the cat in his every activity.Chapter Five: Laws of the Land 117Being the control of boundaries, every man's right to water, the guarding of the trees be they noble or common.Chapter Six: The Rights of Women 135On land ownership and property, marriage and divorce, insult and rape of both kinds. The proper vengeance of a first wife upon a second, and the power of a true queen.Chapter Seven: A Day in the Life of Ancient Ireland 155Treating of daily life three thousand years ago, as the old laws depict it.A Note on Sources 173
Copyright Date
2020
Lccn
2020-438850
Dewey Decimal
349.41509021
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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