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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101350129402

ISBN-139781350129405

eBay Product ID (ePID)8038476061

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Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIrish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall : Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages

Publication Year2019

SubjectMonasticism, International Relations / General, General, Europe / Ireland, Europe / Medieval

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Reference, History

AuthorSven Meeder

SeriesStudies in Early Medieval History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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ReviewsSven Meeder provides us with a fascinating case study on Irish learning and scholarship in one of the most vibrant cultural and religious centers of the Carolingian world and in so doing he allows us to grasp the crucial impact of the adoption and adaptation of Irish intellectual culture on the formation of Western Christendom., "Sven Meeder provides us with a fascinating case study on Irish learning and scholarship in one of the most vibrant cultural and religious centers of the Carolingian world and in so doing he allows us to grasp the crucial impact of the adoption and adaptation of Irish intellectual culture on the formation of Western Christendom." -- Helmut Reimitz, Professor of History, Princeton University, USA, "This is an engaging and useful work ... [A] first-rate piece of scholarship." -- EuropeNow "Sven Meeder provides us with a fascinating case study on Irish learning and scholarship in one of the most vibrant cultural and religious centers of the Carolingian world and in so doing he allows us to grasp the crucial impact of the adoption and adaptation of Irish intellectual culture on the formation of Western Christendom." -- Helmut Reimitz, Professor of History, Princeton University, USA

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal271.10494597

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Table Of ContentList of Figures Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations General Map Introduction Part I: Identity, Wanderers, and Books 1. Irish identity at St. Gall 2. Irishmen at St. Gall 3. Irish books at St. Gall Part II: Scholarly Texts 4. De XII Abusiuis at St. Gall 5. The Collectio canonum Hibernensis at St. Gall 6. Irish Exegesis and penitentials at St. Gall Conclusion Manuscripts Sources Literature Index

SynopsisThe Carolingian period represented a Golden Age for the abbey of St Gall, an Alpine monastery in modern-day Switzerland. Its bloom of intellectual activity resulted in an impressive number of scholarly texts being copied into often beautifully written manuscripts, many of which survive in the abbey's library to this day. Among these books are several of Irish origin, while others contain works of learning originally written in Ireland. This study explores the practicalities of the spread of this Irish scholarship to St Gall and the reception it received once there. In doing so, this book for the first time investigates a part of the network of knowledge that fed this important Carolingian centre of learning with scholarship. By focusing on scholarly works from Ireland, this study also sheds light on the contribution of the Irish to the Carolingian revival of learning. Historians have often assumed a special relationship between Ireland and the abbey of St Gall, which was built on the grave of the Irish saint Gallus. This book scrutinises this notion of a special connection. The result is a new viewpoint on the spread and reception of Irish learning in the Carolingian period.

LC Classification NumberBX2659