In Search of the Irish Dreamtime
Archaeology and Early Irish Literature
(Sprache: Englisch)
Following his account of Irish origins as evidenced by archaeology, genetics and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to interrogate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval...
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Following his account of Irish origins as evidenced by archaeology, genetics and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to interrogate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He attempts to explore the reality of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently mythological events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonizations and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of Classical Greece. Can the accounts of this Dreamtime really inform us of the way of life in Iron Age Ireland? By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Irelands rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality.
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Following his account of Irish origins as evidenced by archaeology, genetics and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to interrogate what he calls the 'Irish Dreamtime': the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He attempts to explore the reality of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently 'mythological' events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonizations and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of Classical Greece. Can the accounts of this 'Dreamtime' really inform us of the way of life in Iron Age Ireland? By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Ireland's rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „In Search of the Irish Dreamtime “
Introduction - 1: Discovering the Oldest Irish Tradition - 2: Impossible Stories and Impertinent Tales - 3: Excavating the Dreamtime - 4: The Archaeology of the Irish National Origin Legend - 5: The Natural Environment - 6: The Built Environment - 7: Warfare and Weapons - 8: Transport - 9: Material Culture - 10: Burial - 11: Whence the Dreamtime?
Autoren-Porträt von J. P. Mallory
J. P. Mallory is a world expert on the interconnection of archaeology and linguistics and is the author of the standard work In Search of the Indo-Europeans and The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European. He has published numerous other works, including the hugely acclaimed The Origins of the Irish. He is Emeritus Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: J. P. Mallory
- 2016, 320 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
- ISBN-10: 0500051844
- ISBN-13: 9780500051849
Sprache:
Englisch
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