Landscape and Cosmology in the Dindshenchas


Autoria(s): Toner, Gregory
Contribuinte(s)

Borsje, Jacqueline

Dooley, Ann

Mac Mathúna, Séamus

Toner, Gregory

Data(s)

23/04/2014

Resumo

This contribution presents an analysis of the relationship between transgression, naming and the formation of the landscape in the medieval Gaelic collection of place-name lore known as the Dindshenchas. It includes analyses of the origin legends of the rivers Boyne and Shannon, as well as those of Lough Neagh and Lough Ree.

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/landscape-and-cosmology-in-the-dindshenchas(503789f9-4ce2-4c58-b21b-58615d412091).html

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Toronto

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Fonte

Toner , G 2014 , Landscape and Cosmology in the Dindshenchas . in J Borsje , A Dooley , S Mac Mathúna & G Toner (eds) , Celtic Cosmology: Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland . Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Toronto , Toronto , pp. 268-283 , Celtic Cosmology and the Power of Words , Coleraine , United Kingdom , 1-1 January .

Tipo

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