Animals and sacred bodies in early medieval Ireland: religion and urbanism at Clonmacnoise
Acknowledgments -- Figures and tables -- Introduction -- Enclosure, cattle, and sanctuary cities in early medieval Ireland -- Excavating Clonmacnoise -- Grounding the archaeology of religion -- Animals and the rise of Clonmacnoise -- Animals, tabernacles, and towns: the iconography of sanctuary -- T...
| Summary: | Acknowledgments -- Figures and tables -- Introduction -- Enclosure, cattle, and sanctuary cities in early medieval Ireland -- Excavating Clonmacnoise -- Grounding the archaeology of religion -- Animals and the rise of Clonmacnoise -- Animals, tabernacles, and towns: the iconography of sanctuary -- The animals of Clonmacnoise in a new millennium -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- About the author. "Clonmacnoise was among the busiest, most economically complex, and intensely sacred places in early medieval Ireland. In Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland: Religion and Urbanism at Clonmacnoise, John Soderberg argues that animals are the key to understanding Clonmacnoise's development as a thriving settlement and a sacred space"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 249 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7936-3039-1 |
