Thesis
Theories of national identity in early medieval Ireland
- Abstract:
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Despite the political disunity of early Irish society, theories and expressions of national identity abounded in the work of the learned classes of clerics, genealogists, poets and lawyers. This thesis examines texts from two crucial periods in the evolution of these theories.
Focusing initially on the seventh and eighth centuries, the first part of the thesis argues that Irish national identity was created as part of a campaign to assert the joint authority of the Uí Néill kings of ...
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+ Charles-Edwards, T
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6283
- Deposit date:
- 2012-06-08
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Patrick Wadden
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available via ORA.
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