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The Reformations in Ireland

Tradition and Confessionalism, 1400–1690

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Samantha A. Meigs

    1. University of Indianapolis, USA

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Part of the book series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture (EMH)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: The Irish Anomaly

    1. Introduction: The Irish Anomaly

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 1-4

  4. Confessionalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. The Rise and Fall of Protestantism in Ireland, 1534–1603

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 57-76

    3. Bards into Missionaries

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 77-89

    4. The Entrenchment of a Confessional Church

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 90-107

    5. Elite Religion in Seventeenth-Century Ireland

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 108-122

    6. The Transformation of Traditional Religion in Ireland

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      Pages 123-140

  5. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Samantha A. Meigs
      Pages 141-144

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 145-209
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Why was Ireland the only region in Europe which successfully rejected a state-imposed religion during the confessional era? This book argues that the anomalous outcome of the Reformations in Ireland was largely due to an unusual symbiosis between the Church and the old bardic order. Using sources ranging from Gaelic poetry to Jesuit correspondence, this study examines Irish religiosity in a European context, showing how the persistence of traditional culture enabled local elites to resist external pressures for reform.

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  • University of Indianapolis, USA

    Samantha A. Meigs

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