Sun Dancing - Life in a Medieval Irish Monastery and How Celtic Spirituality Influenced the World (Paperback, 1st Harvest ed)

Visible on a clear day off the west coast of Ireland, the Skellig Islands, a cluster of cruel rocks, rise spectacularly from the Atlantic Ocean. A sanctuary to birds and seals today, for over six hundred years during the middle ages it was a center for a particularly intense form of monastic life, one that acclaimed writer Geoffrey Moorhouse explores with utmost fascination, scholarship, and imagination in Sun Dancing. A must read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Celtic spirituality, Moorhouse's lively narrative is a superbly imagined account of the monks' isolated life-the spiritual struggles and triumphs and unbelievable physical hardships. To complement and enrich the book, Moorhouse establishes the historical context of Irish monasticism and describes the monks' influence and undeniable role in preserving western civilization, as well as unexpected connections between medieval Ireland and India, Egypt, and Byzantium, and the surviving impact of pagan mythology. An entertaining and enlightening work, Sun Dancing makes medieval Ireland come alive.

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	March 1999
Authors:	Geoffrey Moorhouse
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
Edition:	1st Harvest ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-15-600602-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-15-600602-2
Barcode:	9780156006026

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