Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots: Saint Columba, Iona and Scotland - Softcover

Spes Scotorum: Hope of Scots: Saint Columba, Iona and Scotland

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1999. xv, 314pp. B&W and colour maps. Slight sunning to spine, otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "Leading scholars in the field appraise St Columba - and the legacy of the man and his monasteries in Scotland and throughout the world.There is a great deal of new research, in chapters for example on the cult of saints in Scotland, the origins of Scottish identity, Columba's biographer Adomnn, and Columba on Iona.Scholarly but highly readable, this book is accessible to anyone interested in Columba, Celtic Christianity and Scottish history in general." Contents include: Seventh-century Iona abbots in Scottish place names, by Simon Taylor; Dunkeld and the origin of Scottish identity, by Dauvit Broun; Iona: monks, pastors and missionaries, by Gilbert Markus OP; The wisdom of the scribe and the fear of the Lord, by Jennifer O'Reilly; and Between faith and folklore: twentieth-century interpretations and images of Columba, by Donald E. Meek. Artikel-Nr. ScotHistEarly71a

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