The Blessed and the Damned
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
978-3-03910-541-0 (ISBN)
This book presents a new reading of Irish religious belief and legend in a meaningful socio-historical context, examining popular belief and narratives of sinful women and unbaptised children, as a way of understanding a particular worldview in Irish society. Blending postmodern approaches with traditional methodologies, the author reviews the representation of women, sin and repentance in Irish folklore.
The author suggests new ways of seeing this legend material, indicating strong links between the Irish and the French, specifically Breton, religious tradition, and tracing the nature of this inter-relationship through the post-Tridentine Counter Reformation Roman Catholic Church and its teachings. In this way aspects of Ireland's popular religious and cultural inheritance are examined.
The Author: Anne O’Connor holds a Ph.D. in Irish Folklore, an MBA, and academic qualifications in other disciplines. She has been interested in Irish and international folk belief and narrative for many years, and has written, lectured and broadcast on many aspects of Irish oral tradition. Her published work includes many articles and reviews, and her doctoral thesis was published in 1991. She now works with RTÉ, Ireland’s public service broadcasting organisation.
Contents: Irish Folklore Scholarship today - Irish Religious Lore and Legend - Tradition, Memory and Identity - The Restless Souls of Unbaptised Children in European Folklore - Legends of the Blessed and the Damned - Dead-Child Revenant Legends - Nordic, French and Irish - Child Murderess Revenants, 'Petticoat Loose' and Sister Spirits - Irish Religious Tradition in a Comparative Historical Context - Dominant versus Alternative Readings.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.11.2005 |
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Verlagsort | Bern |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 150 x 220 mm |
Gewicht | 380 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
Schlagworte | Arme Seele • Blessed • children • Connor • Damned • Dead-child • Folklore • Frau • Hardcover, Softcover / Ethnologie/Volkskunde • HC/Ethnologie/Volkskunde • Irish • Irish folklore scholarship • Irish religious lore • Irish tradition • Irland • Legend • o'connor • Sinful • Sünde (Motiv) • Unbaptised • Volksglaube • Women |
ISBN-10 | 3-03910-541-8 / 3039105418 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-03910-541-0 / 9783039105410 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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