Abstract
An analysis of the so-called 'Scotic Debate' in which exiled Irish Catholic scholars, in pursuit of continental patronage, attempted to assert the Irishness of medieval saints, such as Brigid, Patrick and Columba, who Scottish authors had claimed for Scotland.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Saint-Stealer, or, A Dispute Among Learned Men About Several Saints of Ireland or Ancient Scotia |
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| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- History
- Reformation
- Ireland
- religion
- hagiography
- Scotland
- France
- humanism
- Neo-Latin
- renaissance