Holy Wells of Ireland (eBook)

Sacred Realms and Popular Domains

Finbar McCormick, Celeste Ray (Herausgeber)

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2023
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-06669-5 (ISBN)

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The storied landscapes of Ireland are dotted with holy wells-hallowed springs, pools, ponds, and lakes credited with curative powers and often associated with Catholic and indigenous saints. While many of these sites have been recently lost to development, others are visited daily for devotions and remain the focus of annual community gatherings.Encouraging both their use and protection, Holy Wells of Ireland delves into these irreplaceable resources of spiritual, archaeological, and historical significance. Reserves of localized spiritual practices, holy wells are also ecosystems in themselves and provide habitats for rare and culturally meaningful flora and fauna. The shift toward a "e;post-Catholic"e; Ireland has prompted renewed interest in holy wells as popular domains with organic faith traditions. Of the roughly 3,000 holy wells documented across Ireland, some attract international pilgrims and others are stewarded by a single family. Featuring 140 color images, this remarkable volume shares the transdisciplinary work of contributors who study these wells through the overlapping lenses of anthropology, archaeology, art history, biomedicine, folklore, geography, history, and hydrology. Braiding community perspectives with those of scholars across academia, Holy Wells of Ireland considers Irish holy wells as a resilient feature of ever-evolving Irish Christianity, as inspiration to other faith traditions, as places of pilgrimage and healing, and as threatened biocultural resources.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2023
• Co-Autor: Carol Barron, Niall Mac Coitir, Claire Collins, Anne Cormican, Christy Cunniffe, Colm Donnelly, Maura Egan, Ronan Foley, Noel French, Michael Gibbons, Laurence Gill, Gary Branigan, Annie Griffith, Michael Houlihan, Ryan Lash, Shane Lehane, Shane Lordan, Geraldine Lynch, John Makem, Bernadette Masterson, Patrick McAteer, Rita McCarthy, Eugene Broderick, Finbar McCormick, Tamlyn McHugh, Cora McKenna, Bruce Misstear, Edward N. Moran, Eileen Murphy, Suzanne Pegley, Gerry A. Quinn, Celeste Ray, Anja Renkes, Attracta Brownlee, Fred Ternan, Stiofan O Cadhla, Ray Cashman, Janet Cassidy, Hannah Chew, Amanda Clarke
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-253-06669-7 / 0253066697
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-06669-5 / 9780253066695