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  • Celtic Saints

    They may be coated in layers of myth and pious anecdote but dig deep enough and the pioneering leaders of Celtic Christianity are revealed as reassuringly human individuals, responding to their faith by deliberately living on the edges of society.From the goddess-nun Brigid and absent-minded Cainnech to severe ascetics such as Columbanus and Baldred, together they demonstrate a close connection ... Read more

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  • Celtic Blessings

    Writing well over a thousand years ago, the Celtic saints and their followers who penned them reflected not just the cares and concerns of their own times, but also gave voice to the universal human experience – the hopes, fears, joys and anxieties that are as much part of modern existence as they were in the Dark Ages.Meditations on birth, death and everything else that comes in between, as well ... Read more

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  • Uniformity with God's Will

    This book comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by each section.Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious congregation. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871.Alphonsus ... Read more

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  • Terry Jones' Medieval Lives

    Was medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress? Were the Middle Ages mired in superstition and ignorance? Why does nobody ever mention King Louis the First and Last? And, of course, those key questions: which monks were forbidden the delights of donning underpants... and did outlaws never wear trousers?Terry Jones and Alan Ereira are your guides to this ... Read more

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  • The Celtic Way of Prayer

    The Recovery of the Religious Imagination

    Esther de Waal, one of Celtic Christianity's preeminent scholars, shows how this tradition of worship draws on both the pre-Christian past and on the fullness of the Gospel. It is also an enlightening glimpse at the history, folklore, and liturgy of the Celtic people.Esther de Waal introduces readers to monastic prayer and praise (the foundation stone of Celtic Christianity), early Irish litanies, ... Read more

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  • The King in the North

    The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria

    by Max Adams ...
    Series series The Founders of Britain Quartet
    'A triumph – a Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages' TOM HOLLAND.The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright.A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn.Oswald of ... Read more

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  • The Silver Bough Volume 1

    Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief

    Series Book 1 - Silver Bough
    The Silver Bough is an indispensable treasury of Scottish culture, universally acknowledged as a classic of literature. The author, F Marian McNeill, succeeded in capturing and bringing to life many traditions and customs of old before they died out or were influenced by the modern era.The Silver Branch of the sacred apple tree, laden with crystal blossoms of golden fruit, is in Celtic mythology ... Read more

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  • Rosslyn Chapel

    by Mark Naples ...
    The MysteryWhat is it that brings so many people to this out-of-the-way chapel? Not only is Rosslyn Chapel (or, to give it its official title, the Collegiate Church of St Matthew) a stunning example of late medieval architecture and the stonemason's art, but it contains many clues that it is more than just a place of worship – and even that it was never intended to be simple a Christian church ... Read more

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  • Great Tales from English History (Book 2)

    Joan of Arc, the Princes in the Tower, Bloody Mary, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Isaac Newton, and More

    by Robert Lacey ...
    With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England -- from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman.The greatest historians are vivid storytellers, Robert Lacey reminds us, and in Great Tales from English History, he proves his place among them, illuminating in unforgettable detail the ... Read more

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  • Winters in the World

    A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year

    Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring not only the rituals and customs linked to the different seasons, but the profound relationship between human life and the rhythms of nature. Eleanor Parker provides an imaginative connection to the Anglo-Saxon world, tracing the surprising history of its festivals – many of which ... Read more

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  • In Search of Ancient Ireland

    The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English

    This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland ... Read more

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  • Yule, Beltane, and Halloween Festivals (Folklore History Series)

    by James Napier ...
    Yule, Beltane, and Halloween Festivals explores ancient celebrations and feasts that ancient communities of people held in worship of their gods.James Napier shines light on long-forgotten rituals and beliefs in this exploration of ancient religion. First published in 1879, this volume is a fascinating investigation of the festivals and feasts that were held in worship of the sun. These ... Read more

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