Editorial Note

Non peer reviewe

Ritual Lamentation in the Irish Penitentials

Some of the earliest references to ritual lamentation or keening in the early Irish sources are found in the penitential handbooks dated to around the seventh and eighth centuries. In previous scholarship, these passages have commonly been interpreted as evidence of the continuous attempts of the Church to curb pagan practices among the 'nominally Christian' populace, thus assuming that such regulations were primarily used as a means of social control. This article examines the wider theological and intellectual context of these texts, by focusing in particular on the influence of the Old Testament on early Irish ecclesiastical writing. It will be argued that the demonstrable preoccupation of these sources with issues such as ritual purity and proper religious observance suggests that the stipulations pertaining to lamentation were not solely intended to regulate lay behavior.Peer reviewe

Ritual Lamentation in the Irish Penitentials

Some of the earliest references to ritual lamentation or keening in the early Irish sources are found in the penitential handbooks dated to around the seventh and eighth centuries. In previous scholarship, these passages have commonly been interpreted as evidence of the continuous attempts of the Church to curb pagan practices among the 'nominally Christian' populace, thus assuming that such regulations were primarily used as a means of social control. This article examines the wider theological and intellectual context of these texts, by focusing in particular on the influence of the Old Testament on early Irish ecclesiastical writing. It will be argued that the demonstrable preoccupation of these sources with issues such as ritual purity and proper religious observance suggests that the stipulations pertaining to lamentation were not solely intended to regulate lay behavior.Peer reviewe

Praying with Blathmac : Martyrdom and memory in early Irish devotional practice

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The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland. By Niamh Wycherley [Book Review]

Book review. Reviewed book: Niamh Wycherley: The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland. Turnhout : Brepols, 2015. ISBN 978-2-503-55814-5.Non peer reviewe

Suomenkielistä tietokirjallisuutta kelttiläisestä perinteestä

Katja Ritari (toim.): Polku jota kuljen. Kelttiläisiä rukouksia. Kirjapaja 2009. Tom Sjöblom: Tuulten saarella. Matka kelttien ja kertojien Irlantiin. Kirjapaja, 2011