Skip to main content
  • free

    Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.

    FREE delivery on orders over £10

  • UK

    Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK

    with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies

  • Church

    Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used

    by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools

  • Excellent 4.8 out of 5

    Trustpilot

Eden.co.uk

The Origins of Ireland's Holy Wells

[Paperback]

by Celeste Ray (professor Of Anthropology, University Of The South In Sewanee, Tennessee)

    • Author

      Celeste Ray (professor Of Anthropology, University Of The South In Sewanee, Tennessee)

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Archaeopress

    • Published

      December 2014

      Read full description

      Today's Price

      £33.00

      Free delivery icon

      Free UK Delivery

      Available - Usually dispatched within 3 days

      Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

      • Paypal
      • Google Pay
      • Apple Pay
      • Visa
      • Mastercard
      • Amex

      The Origins of Ireland's Holy Wells

      Today's Price £33.00

      Frequently Bought Together

      The Origins of Ireland's Holy Wells

      by Celeste Ray (professor Of Anthropology, University Of The South In Sewanee, Tennessee)

      Paperback

      +

      When God Was a Bird: Christianity, Animism, and the Re-Enchantment of the World

      by Mark I. Wallace

      Paperback

      Add both to basket for £57.05

      You Might Also Like...

      Product Description

      This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northwest European prehistory. Ray examines a much-ignored and diminishing archaeological resource; moving beyond debates about the possible Celticity of these sites in order to gain a deeper understanding of patterns among sacred watery sites. The work considers how and why sacred springs are archaeologically-resistant sites and what has actually been found at the few excavated in Ireland. Drawing on the early Irish literature (the myths, hagiographies, penitentials and annals), the author gives an account of pre-Christian supermundane wells in Ireland and what we know about their early Christian use for baptism, and concludes by considering the origins of "rounding" rituals at holy wells.

      Specification

      • Author

        Celeste Ray (professor Of Anthropology, University Of The South In Sewanee, Tennessee)

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Archaeopress

      • Published

        December 2014

      • Weight

        464g

      • Page Count

        174

      • Dimensions

        176 x 246 x 10 mm

      • ISBN

        9781784910440

      • ISBN-10

        1784910449

      • Eden Code

        4320650

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Celeste Ray (professor Of Anthropology, University Of The South In Sewanee, Tennessee)

      • ISBN: 9781784910440

      • Publisher: Archaeopress

      • Release Date: December 2014

      • Weight: 464g

      • Dimensions: 176 x 246 x 10 mm

      • Eden Code: 4320650

      Product Q+A

      Ask a Question

      Recently Viewed