The Reformations in Ireland: Tradition and Confessionalism, 1400-1690

by Samantha A. Meigs

Overview

Why was Ireland the only region in Europe which successfully rejected a state-imposed religion during the confessional era? This book argues that the anomalous outcome of the Reformations in Ireland was largely due to an unusual symbiosis between the Church and the old bardic order. Using sources ranging from Gaelic poetry to Jesuit correspondence, this study examines Irish religiosity in a European context, showing how the persistence of traditional culture enabled local elites to resist external pressures for reform.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349257126
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Series:	Early Modern History: Society and Culture
Edition description:	1st ed. 1997
Pages:	209
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Note on Usage - Introduction: The Irish Anomaly - A Note on Sources - PART 1: TRADITION - Prologue: The Social Setting - The Bardic Tradition and Gaelic Devotional Literature - Bardic Influences on Gaelic Devotional Practices: The Pre-Reformation Institutional Church - PART 2: CONFESSIONALISM - Bards into Missionaries - The Entrenchment of a Confessional Church - Elite Religion in Seventeenth-Century Ireland - The Transformation of Traditional Religion in Ireland - Conclusion - Appendix 1: Library Lists - Appendix 2: Maps - Notes - Selected Bibliography -Index