Format:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780253066695
Series Statement:
Irish Culture, Memory, Place Series
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- An Introduction to the Holy Wells of Ireland · Celeste Ray -- Part 1. Natural Features of Holy Well Landscapes -- 1. Sacred Stones by Healing Wells · Celeste Ray -- 2. Cranfield Stones at St. Olcán's Well, County Antrim · Patrick McAteer and Celeste Ray -- 3. Healing Soils and Holy Wells of County Fermanagh · Gerry A. Quinn -- 4. The Plants and Animals Associated with Holy Wells in Irish Folk Tradition · Niall Mac Coitir -- 5. The Submerged Well of Many Names, Lacken, County Wicklow · Geraldine Lynch -- 6. The Water Sources and Chemistry of Irish Holy Wells · Bruce Misstear, Laurence Gill, Cora McKenna, and Ronan Foley -- Part 2. Holy Wells in Irish Christianity -- 7. The Conversion Function of Holy Wells in the Tripartite Life of Patrick · Claire Collins -- 8. Holy Wells of County Clare · Michael Houlihan with Maura Egan -- 9. Holy Wells, Saintly Authority, and the Fountain of Life in Early Irish Hagiography · Shane Lordan -- 10. Tobar Chuáin agus Brocáin at Mothel, County Waterford · Eugene Broderick -- 11. St. Colmcille's Well, Doonierin, County Sligo · Tamlyn McHugh -- 12. St. Mochua's Well, Derrynoose, County Armagh · John Makem -- 13. Curative Waters, Holy Fish, and Penance: The Many Traditions of Irish Holy Wells · Finbar McCormick -- 14. Tobar Phádraig, Monivea, County Galway · Christy Cunniffe -- 15. Two County Fermanagh Wells · Janet Cassidy with Fred Ternan† -- Part 3. The Cure -- 16. Holy Wells and "the Cure" in Twentieth-Century Ireland · Carol Barron -- 17. Father Moore's Well, County Kildare · Suzanne Pegley -- 18. The Holy Wells of County Cork · Amanda Clarke -- 19. Holy Wells of North Leinster: A Medical Geography · Ronan Foley -- 20. St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, County Clare · Rita McCarthy -- Part 4. Pilgrimage and Patterns.
Content:
"The storied landscapes of Ireland are dotted with holy wells-hallowed springs, pools, ponds, and even lakes credited with curative powers and often associated with indigenous saints who were never officially canonized. While many of these sites have been recently lost to development, others are daily visited for devotions and remain the focus of annual community gatherings. Encouraging both their use and protection, Holy Wells of Ireland examines these irreplaceable resources of spiritual, archaeological, and historical significance. Of the roughly 3,000 holy wells once documented across Ireland, today some attract international pilgrims and others are stewarded by a single family. The so-called Post-Catholic era has prompted renewed interest in holy wells as popular domains with organic faith traditions. Reserves of localized spiritual practices, holy wells are also ecosystems in themselves and can provide habitats for particular flora and fauna. 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 places of pilgrimage and healing, and as threatened biocultural resources"--
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Additional Edition:
9780253066688
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780253066688
Language:
English
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