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Author Callan, Maeve Brigid, 1970- author.

Title The Templars, the witch, and the wild Irish : vengeance and heresy in medieval Ireland / Maeve Brigid Callan.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 280 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Heresy hunting begins in Ireland : the trial of the Templars and the case against Philip de Braybrook -- The dawn of the devil-worshipping witch -- The churlish tramp from England : Richard de Ledrede tries the Alice Kyteler case -- Moments of lucidity dedicated to malice : Ledrede's continuing conflicts in the colony -- The heresy of being Irish : Adducc Dubh O'Toole and two MacConmaras.
Summary "Early medieval Ireland is remembered as the "Land of Saints and Scholars, " due to the distinctive devotion to Christian faith and learning that permeated its culture. As early as the seventh century, however, questions were raised about Irish orthodoxy, primarily concerning Easter observances. Yet heresy trials did not occur in Ireland until significantly later, long after allegations of Irish apostasy from Christianity had sanctioned the English invasion of Ireland. In The Templars, the Witch, and the Wild Irish, Maeve Brigid Callan analyzes Ireland's medieval heresy trials, which all occurred in the volatile fourteenth century. These include the celebrated case of Alice Kyteler and her associates, prosecuted by Richard de Ledrede, bishop of Ossory, in 1324. This trial marks the dawn of the "devil-worshipping witch" in European prosecutions, with Ireland an unexpected birthplace"-- Publisher's Web site
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Language English.
Subject Ireland -- Church history -- 600-1500.
Ireland.
Church history.
Chronological Term 600-1500
Subject Trials (Heresy) -- Ireland -- History -- To 1500.
Chronological Term To 1500
Subject Trials (Heresy)
Trials (Witchcraft) -- Ireland -- History -- To 1500.
Trials (Witchcraft)
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
History.
RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
Genre/Form Church history.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Callan, Maeve Brigid, 1970- Templars, the witch, and the wild Irish 0801453135 (DLC) 2014022145 (OCoLC)881318347
ISBN 9780801471995 (electronic book)
0801471990 (electronic book)
0801453135
9780801453137
Standard No. 10.7591/9780801471995