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Máirín MacCarron - Bede and Time, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Bede and Time

Computus, Theology and History in the Early Medieval World

Av Máirín MacCarron

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Awarded the Irish Historical Research Prize 2021The Venerable Bede (c. 673–735) was the leading intellectual figure of the early Anglo-Saxon Church, and his extensive corpus of writings encompassed themes of exegesis, computus (dating of Easter and construction of calendars), history and hagiography. Rather than look at these works in isolation, Máirín MacCarron argues that Bede’s work in different genres needs to be read together to be properly understood. This book provides the first integrated analysis of Bede’s thought on time, and demonstrates that such a comprehensive examination allows a greater understanding of Bede’s writings on time, and illuminates the place of time and chronology in his other works. Bede was an outstanding intellect whose creativity and ingenuity were apparent in various genres of writing. This book argues that in innovatively combining computus, theology and history, Bede transformed his contemporaries’ understanding of time and chronology.
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Máirín MacCarron is Lecturer in Digital Humanities at University College Cork, having previously held posts at NUI Galway and the University of Sheffield. Her research interests include Time, Chronology and the writing of History; Women in the Middle Ages; and Digital approaches to studying the past.

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'... in many ... observations throughout this carefully researched book MacCarron has brought fresh insight to the many dimensions of Bede's relationship with time' - Arthur Holder, Speculum 97/1 (January 2022). ‘The National University of Ireland (NUI) is pleased to announce that the Irish Historical Research Prize 2021 is awarded to Dr Máirín MacCarron for her publication Bede and Time: Computus, Theology and History in the Early Medieval World.’‘MacCarron’s book offers a welcome and fresh introduction to a key theme in Bede’s thought, while making some important arguments about how best to read his work in context’ – James Palmer, Early Medieval Europe 29; 4 (2021).‘In all, MacCarron tackles an impressive range of highly complex issues, contributing and often enriching the scholarly debate in more aspects than can be covered within the scope of a simple review ... MacCarron’s book is an important contribution’ – Northern History, LIX:1, March 2022.

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