The Irish in Early Medieval Europe: Identity, Culture and Religion

by Roy Flechner and Sven Meeder

Book Overview

Irish scholars who arrived in Continental Europe in the early Middle Ages are often credited with making some of the most important contributions to European culture and learning of the time, from the introduction of a new calendar to monastic reform. Among them were celebrated personalities such as St Columbanus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Sedulius Scottus who were in the vanguard of a constant stream of arrivals from Ireland to continental Europe,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137430591
• ISBN13: 9781137430595
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"