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St. Brigid of Kildare : life, legend, cult / Noel Kissane

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: Dublin : Four Courts Press ; ©2017Description: 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781846826320
Subject(s): Summary: Despite being the female patron saint of Ireland and one of the most remarkable women in Irish history, St Brigid has always been an elusive figure. Some scholars have argued that she never existed as a real person but was merely the Christian personification of the cult of a pagan goddess of the same name. This book reviews all the evidence - history, legend and folklore - and concludes that while she has many of the attributes of the goddess Brigit, she was certainly a real person
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 282.0924 KIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J146609
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Despite being the female patron saint of Ireland and one of the most remarkable women in Irish history, St Brigid has always been an elusive figure. Some scholars have argued that she never existed as a real person but was merely the Christian personification of the cult of a pagan goddess of the same name. This book reviews all the evidence - history, legend and folklore - and concludes that while she has many of the attributes of the goddess Brigit, she was certainly a real person

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