
Sun Dancing: Life in a Medieval Irish Monastery and How Celtic Spirituality Influenced the World
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Sun Dancing: Life in a Medieval Irish Monastery and How Celtic Spirituality Influenced the World
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Part 1 is a fictionalized history of fourth-century Irish monks describing their spirituality and their influence on other areas of the world. Part 2 is a historical treatment of Irish monasticism.
Buy this book at AmazonAd- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN-13
- 9780156006026
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Irish monasticismCeltic spiritualityMedieval religious life
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(1997)
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