Celtic Christianity: Making Myths and Chasing Dreams

by Ian Bradley

Book Overview

The current fascination with Celtic Christianity is the latest manifestation of a lingering love affair stretching back over the last 1300 years. This book explores how the native Christian communities of the British Isles from the fifth to the tenth centuries have been idealised and appropriated by succeeding generations who have projected their own preconceptions and prejudices on to a perceived 'golden age' of Celtic Christianity. It provides a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748610472
• ISBN13: 9780748610471
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.