Date of Award
Summer 2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Dr. Valerie McGowan-Doyle
Abstract
This thesis will demonstrate that the mixed pagan and Christian content of LU, as examined through two selected exemplar tales, provides evidence of the unique merger of politics and religion in the localized setting of late eleventh century Clonmacnoise. Further, and more specifically, we will see that the mBocht family, influenced by its 2 participation in the Céli Dé movement and seeking to protect the societal standing and holdings of themselves and their monastery, used portions of these tales to send subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, messages to the Irish Church, to chieftains and kings across Ireland, and specifically to the nobles of Munster.
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Eric, "OLD AND NEW GODS IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: MIXED CONTENT TALES IN LEBOR NA HUIDRE" (2016). Masters Theses. 16.
https://collected.jcu.edu/masterstheses/16
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