The essays in this volume explore Dante’s interest in the human body from various intellectual standpoints, the contributors being a mixture of historians, lite…
Mary's connection with the mystery of Christ has led the Church to explain in an ever more articulate way her role in the redemptive work of her Son and of the …
2009 marked the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Franciscan Order. This volume examines all aspects of the Irish Franciscans and their impact in Irela…
The Irish language was the hook on which Irish cultural nationalism was hung in Ireland at the end of the 19th century. The foundation of the Gaelic League in 1…
The questioning of traditional family forms is not a new phenomenon. However, it has recently developed a new dimension in the gay rights movement’s claim for l…
Through detailed case studies this volume re-evaluates the notion that the Scottish kingdom experienced a rapid and revolutionary change in government and arist…
Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of 18th-century Dubli…
Formation of a Folklorist is the eighteenth volume to be published by Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éirann in its series Scríbhinní Béaloidis / Folklore Studies. This v…
For over fifteen hundred years, Ireland has been predominantly Christian. Religion has been a continuous force in various aspects of Irish life. As one might ex…
Children’s traditional street-games play an important part in the folk-life of a country. This book will help parents and educators to realize how happy childre…
