- Title Pages
- Proceedings of the British Academy · 157
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Irish Role in the Origins of the Old English Alphabet: A Re-assessment
- 2 An Insular Tradition of Ecclesiastical Law: Fifth to Eighth Century
- 3 Bede’s <i>Chronica Maiora</i>: Early Insular History in a Universal Context
- 4 Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy
- 5 ‘Ye Shall Know Them by Their Names’: Names and Identity among the Irish and the English
- 6 Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish Relations and the Cult of St Martin
- 7 The Practicalities of Communication between Northumbrian and Irish Churches, <i>c</i>.635–735
- 8 Behind Animals, Plants and Interlace: Salin’s Style II on Christian Objects
- 9 Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British Relations: Hanging-Bowls Reconsidered
- 10 The Anglo-Saxon Connection: Irish Metalwork, AD 400–800
- 11 Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic Interaction in Scotland
- 12 Sand-dunes and Stray Finds: Evidence for Pre-Viking Trade?
- 13 Glitter in the Dragon’s Lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from Pre-Viking Wales, <i>c</i>.400–850
- 14 Stylistic Influences in Early Manx Sculpture
- 15 Cemetery Settlements and Local Churches in Pre-Viking Ireland in Light of Comparisons with England and Wales
- 16 ‘All that Peter Stands For’: The <i>Romanitas</i> of the <i>Codex Amiatinus</i> Reconsidered
- 17 Studying Early Christian Sculpture in England and Ireland: The Object of Art History or Archaeology?
- 18 Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo
- Abstracts
- Index
Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy
Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy
- Chapter:
- (p.75) 4 Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy
- Source:
- Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings
- Author(s):
Damian Bracken
- Publisher:
- British Academy
This chapter examines the Roman influence on the religious orthodoxy in Ireland and England. It explains that the earliest writers presented the adoption of Christianity as a spiritual rebirth which transcended their physical birth. The chapter also suggests that the earliest of Irish literature can be considered a forceful affirmation of the importance of Christian universality and an indictment of those who refused to acknowledge the significance of this principle or who would undermine it.
Keywords: religious orthodoxy, Roman influence, Ireland, England, Christianity, spiritual rebirth, Christian universality
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- Title Pages
- Proceedings of the British Academy · 157
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Irish Role in the Origins of the Old English Alphabet: A Re-assessment
- 2 An Insular Tradition of Ecclesiastical Law: Fifth to Eighth Century
- 3 Bede’s <i>Chronica Maiora</i>: Early Insular History in a Universal Context
- 4 Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy
- 5 ‘Ye Shall Know Them by Their Names’: Names and Identity among the Irish and the English
- 6 Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish Relations and the Cult of St Martin
- 7 The Practicalities of Communication between Northumbrian and Irish Churches, <i>c</i>.635–735
- 8 Behind Animals, Plants and Interlace: Salin’s Style II on Christian Objects
- 9 Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British Relations: Hanging-Bowls Reconsidered
- 10 The Anglo-Saxon Connection: Irish Metalwork, AD 400–800
- 11 Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic Interaction in Scotland
- 12 Sand-dunes and Stray Finds: Evidence for Pre-Viking Trade?
- 13 Glitter in the Dragon’s Lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from Pre-Viking Wales, <i>c</i>.400–850
- 14 Stylistic Influences in Early Manx Sculpture
- 15 Cemetery Settlements and Local Churches in Pre-Viking Ireland in Light of Comparisons with England and Wales
- 16 ‘All that Peter Stands For’: The <i>Romanitas</i> of the <i>Codex Amiatinus</i> Reconsidered
- 17 Studying Early Christian Sculpture in England and Ireland: The Object of Art History or Archaeology?
- 18 Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo
- Abstracts
- Index
