Bede and Time - Computus, Theology and History in the Early Medieval World

Awarded the Irish Historical Research Prize 2021.The 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, Mairin 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mairin Maccarron, Máirín Maccarron
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2019
• EAN: 9781472476630
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7663-0
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 245 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland; Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Historiography, Christianity, Ireland, Medieval History, Historiography, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Philosophy of religion, c 500 to c 1000 CE