Edited by broun dauvit (3 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1999. xv, 314pp. B&W and colour maps. Slight sunning to spine, otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "Leading scholars in the field appraise St Columba - and the legacy of the man and his monasteries in Scotland and throughout the world.There is a great deal of new research, in chapters for example on the cult of saints in Scotland, the origins of Scottish identity, Columba's biographer Adomnn, and Columba on Iona.Scholarly but highly readable, this book is accessible to anyone interested in Columba, Celtic Christianity and Scottish history in general." Contents include: Seventh-century Iona abbots in Scottish place names, by Simon Taylor; Dunkeld and the origin of Scottish identity, by Dauvit Broun; Iona: monks, pastors and missionaries, by Gilbert Markus OP; The wisdom of the scribe and the fear of the Lord, by Jennifer O'Reilly; and Between faith and folklore: twentieth-century interpretations and images of Columba, by Donald E. Meek.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1998. iv, 236pp. This volume looks at the way that perceptions of Scottish identity have changed through the centuries, from early medieval right up to modern times. Contents include: Defining Scotland and the Scots Before the Wars of Independence, by Dauvit Broun; Identity, Freedom and the Declaration of Arbroath, by Edward J Cowan; Caledonia or North Britain? Scottish Identity in the Eighteenth Century, by Richard J. Finlay; and Embracing the Past: Highlands in the Nineteenth Century Scotland; et.al. Slight wear to covers, otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions.…

Condición: Very Good. 8vo.,pp. xv, 314, pictorial wrappers, b/w and colour figures; light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy.