The Water of Lough Derg
Since the Middle Ages, Lough Derg's Station Island (Co. Donegal, Ireland) has been known as an important pilgrimage destination: the St. Patrick's Purgatory. The waters of Lough Derg may have had a particular symbolic value in the definition of this sacred place. A comparison between the T...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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Morcelliana
2014
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2014, Volume: 80, Issue: 1, Pages: 245-257 |
| Further subjects: | B
St. Patrick
B pellegrinaggi B Niall Noígiallach B Irlanda B aldilà B Afterlife B Pilgrimages B PILGRIMS & pilgrimages B San Patrizio B Otherworld B Derg, Lough (Donegal, Ireland) B holy springs B Demeter (Greek deity) B Donegal (Ireland : County) B sorgenti sacre B Sacred springs B Ireland B Saint Patrick's Purgatory (Ireland) B Demeter B Demetra |
| Summary: | Since the Middle Ages, Lough Derg's Station Island (Co. Donegal, Ireland) has been known as an important pilgrimage destination: the St. Patrick's Purgatory. The waters of Lough Derg may have had a particular symbolic value in the definition of this sacred place. A comparison between the Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii and other traditions, Irish and non, may help to retrieve the cultural background of this value. (English) |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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