Praying with Blathmac: Martyrdom and memory in early Irish devotional practice

The mid-eighth-century Old Irish text known as the poems of Blathmac is a long devotional composition meditating on the mystery of Christ’s cross and its significance for salvation history. Since the discovery and subsequent publication of the text nearly six decades ago, the work has garnered consi...

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Main Author: Bergholm, Alexandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2022
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 48-61
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Blathmac / Crucifixion / Martyrdom / Remembrance / Redemption
IxTheo Classification:CE Christian art
HC New Testament
KBF British Isles
KCD Hagiography; saints
NBF Christology
NBK Soteriology
TF Early Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Rituals
B Old Irish religion
B Prayer
B Ritualization
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