The Irish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall: Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages

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Sven Meeder (Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen) Ian Wood

The Irish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall

Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages

Sven Meeder (Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen), Ian Wood

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Bloomsbury Academic
19 September 2019

British & Irish history; Medieval history; History of religion; Religious communities & monasticism

Series: Studies in Early Medieval History

The Carolingian period represented a Golden Age for the abbey of St Gall, an Alpine monastery in modern-day Switzerland. Its bloom of intellectual activity resulted in an impressive number of scholarly texts being copied into often beautifully written manuscripts, many of which survive in the abbey’s library to this day. Among these books are several of Irish origin, while others contain works of learning originally written in Ireland. This study explores the practicalities of the spread of this Irish scholarship to St Gall and the reception it received once there. In doing so, this book for the first time investigates a part of the network of knowledge that fed this important Carolingian centre of learning with scholarship. By focusing on scholarly works from Ireland, this study also sheds light on the contribution of the Irish to the Carolingian revival of learning. Historians have often assumed a special relationship between Ireland and the abbey of St Gall, which was built on the grave of the Irish saint Gallus. This book scrutinises this notion of a special connection. The result is a new viewpoint on the spread and reception of Irish learning in the Carolingian period.

By: Sven Meeder (Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen)
Edited by: Ian Wood
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781350129405
ISBN 10: 1350129402
Series: Studies in Early Medieval History
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations General Map Introduction Part I: Identity, Wanderers, and Books 1. Irish identity at St. Gall 2. Irishmen at St. Gall 3. Irish books at St. Gall Part II: Scholarly Texts 4. De XII Abusiuis at St. Gall 5. The Collectio canonum Hibernensis at St. Gall 6. Irish Exegesis and penitentials at St. Gall Conclusion Manuscripts Sources Literature Index

Sven Meeder is Lecturer in Medieval History at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He has published in international peer-reviewed journals on the exchange of (insular) learning and is currently heading the research project ‘Networks of Knowledge’ on intellectual networks in the Carolingian era.

Reviews for The Irish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall: Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages

Sven Meeder provides us with a fascinating case study on Irish learning and scholarship in one of the most vibrant cultural and religious centers of the Carolingian world and in so doing he allows us to grasp the crucial impact of the adoption and adaptation of Irish intellectual culture on the formation of Western Christendom. * Helmut Reimitz, Professor of History, Princeton University, USA *