The Blessed and the Damned

Sinful Women and Unbaptised Children in Irish Folklore

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Anne O'Connor

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The Irish folklore of the Otherworld is rich in its many manifestations of supernatural beings and personages. This is represented in many different genres of folklore, such as folktales, legends, ballads, memorates, beliefs and belief statements, and exists within the context of rich literary, historical and imaginative parallels. This book presents a new reading of Irish religious belief and legend in a meaningful socio-historical context, examining popular belief and narratives of sinful women and unbaptised children, as a way of understanding a particular worldview in Irish society. Blending postmodern approaches with traditional methodologies, the author reviews the representation of women, sin and repentance in Irish folklore. The author suggests new ways of seeing this legend material, indicating strong links between the Irish and the French, specifically Breton, religious tradition, and tracing the nature of this inter-relationship through the post-Tridentine Counter Reformation Roman Catholic Church and its teachings. In this way aspects of Ireland's popular religious and cultural inheritance are examined.

Author Biography:

The Author: Anne O'Connor holds a Ph.D. in Irish Folklore, an MBA, and academic qualifications in other disciplines. She has been interested in Irish and international folk belief and narrative for many years, and has written, lectured and broadcast on many aspects of Irish oral tradition. Her published work includes many articles and reviews, and her doctoral thesis was published in 1991. She now works with RT�, Ireland's public service broadcasting organisation.

Release date NZ

November 14th, 2005

Author

Anne O'Connor

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

260

ISBN-13

9783039105410

Product ID

3616213

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