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Early Irish and Welsh Kinship by T. M. Charles-Edwards (1993, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198201036

ISBN-139780198201038

eBay Product ID (ePID)1295715

Product Key Features

Number of Pages614 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEarly Irish and Welsh Kinship

Publication Year1993

SubjectAnthropology / General, Customs & Traditions

TypeTextbook

AuthorT. M. Charles-Edwards

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight41.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN92-017934

Dewey Edition20

Reviews'Charles-Edwards's erudition is formidable and constantly illuminating ... his vindication of the pioneering scholarly achievement of Eoin MacNeill is striking ... Charles-Edwards's work raises questions and offers insights that should command the attention of students of early medieval societies less well documented than Ireland and Wales.'Times Literary Supplement'The fruit of many years of labour, this is undoubtedly a substantial contribution to early medieval studies.'Colmán Etchingham, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, EHR Jun. 94'authoritative study'Matthew Stout, History Ireland, Winter 1994'this erudite book is the fruit of painstaking study, over manyu years, of the relevant legal texts of the two countries ...it makes an important contribution to the study of the laws of the Irish and the Welsh, and it will be a standard work of reference for years to come on the many topics with which it deals'Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, Harvard University, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, Number 33 Summer 1997, "This is a book that should make its mark on many scholars...No one writing on the structure of society, land-holding, lordship, or farming in the two countries concerned will be able to ignore it."--American Historical Review"This book breaks new ground in several ways...It is an essential book, and not just for historians of Ireland and Wales. Medievalists, anthropologists, and students of social theory will find much in it."--Albion"Charles-Edwards adds significantly to our understanding of medieval Irish and Welsh society."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Although its title might imply something narrower, the book is in fact a major contribution to the understanding of Celtic societies."The book is excellently produced...[T]his is a major work, which will surely endure."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, "This is a book that should make its mark on many scholars...No one writing on the structure of society, land-holding, lordship, or farming in the two countries concerned will be able to ignore it."-- American Historical Review "This book breaks new ground in several ways...It is an essential book, and not just for historians of Ireland and Wales. Medievalists, anthropologists, and students of social theory will find much in it."-- Albion "Charles-Edwards adds significantly to our understanding of medieval Irish and Welsh society."-- Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Although its title might imply something narrower, the book is in fact a major contribution to the understanding of Celtic societies. "The book is excellently produced...this is a major work, which will surely endure."-- Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, "This is a book that should make its mark on many scholars...No one writing on the structure of society, land-holding, lordship, or farming in the two countries concerned will be able to ignore it."--American Historical Review "This book breaks new ground in several ways...It is an essential book, and not just for historians of Ireland and Wales. Medievalists, anthropologists, and students of social theory will find much in it."--Albion "Charles-Edwards adds significantly to our understanding of medieval Irish and Welsh society."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Although its title might imply something narrower, the book is in fact a major contribution to the understanding of Celtic societies. "The book is excellently produced...this is a major work, which will surely endure."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, "This is a book that should make its mark on many scholars...No one writing on the structure of society, land-holding, lordship, or farming in the two countries concerned will be able to ignore it."--American Historical Review "This book breaks new ground in several ways...It is an essential book, and not just for historians of Ireland and Wales. Medievalists, anthropologists, and students of social theory will find much in it."--Albion "Charles-Edwards adds significantly to our understanding of medieval Irish and Welsh society."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Although its title might imply something narrower, the book is in fact a major contribution to the understanding of Celtic societies. "The book is excellently produced...[T]his is a major work, which will surely endure."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 'this erudite book is the fruit of painstaking study, over manyu years, of the relevant legal texts of the two countries ...it makes an important contribution to the study of the laws of the Irish and the Welsh, and it will be a standard work of reference for years to come on the many topicswith which it deals'Tomas O Cathasaigh, Harvard University, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, Number 33 Summer 1997, 'The fruit of many years of labour, this is undoubtedly a substantial contribution to early medieval studies.'Colman Etchingham, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, EHR Jun. 94, 'Charles-Edwards's erudition is formidable and constantly illuminating ... his vindication of the pioneering scholarly achievement of Eoin MacNeill is striking ... Charles-Edwards's work raises questions and offers insights that should command the attention of students of early medievalsocieties less well documented than Ireland and Wales.'Times Literary Supplement

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.8309415

Table Of ContentList of maps; List of genealogical tables; Note on terminology; Part I. Irish Kinship: The structure of Irish kinship; Irish ruling kindreds; Part II. Welsh Kinship: The shape of Welsh kinship; The Gwely and the Gafael; Part III. Claims to Land by Virtue of Kinship: Irish Tellach; Welsh Dadannudd; Part IV. Kin and Lord; The half-free in Ireland; Irish clientship; Kinship and lordship in Wales; Part V. Kinsman and Neighbour: Kinship and neighbourhood in Ireland; Kinship and neighbourhood in Wales; Conclusion and further reflections; Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

SynopsisThis is a major comparative study of early Irish and Welsh kinship. Kinship is a central element in all human societies and was of particular significance in early medieval Ireland and Wales where government institutions were, in general, weak. T. M. Charles-Edwards examines the forms of kinship found in Ireland and Wales at the earliest periods for which documentation is sufficient (the seventh century for Ireland and the twelfth through thirteenth centuries for Wales). His analysis of kinship vocabulary and careful consideration of the available evidence enables him to take the discussion back to earlier periods. This is the first extended scholarly treatment of the topic. It is an intensively researched, erudite, and fascinating study of the interplay of tradition and innovation in the development of kinship from the prehistoric to the medieval period., This is a major comparative study of early Irish and Welsh kinship. Kinship is a central element in all human societies. It was of particular significance in early medieval Ireland and Wales where governmental institutions were, in general, weak. T. M. Charles-Edwards examines the forms of kinship found in Ireland and Wales at the earliest periods for which documentation is sufficient (the seventh century for Ireland and the twelfth-thirteenth centuries for Wales). His analysis of kinship vocabulary and careful consideration of the available evidence enables him to take the discussion back to earlier periods. This is the first extended scholarly treatment of the topic. It is an erudite and fascinating study of the interplay of tradition and innovation in the development of kinship from the prehistoric to the medieval period., This is a major comparative study of early Irish and Welsh kinship. Kinship is a central element in all human societies. It was of particular significance in early medieval Ireland and Wales where governmental institutions were, in general, weak.T. M. Charles-Edwards examines the forms of kinship found in Ireland and Wales at the earliest periods for which documentation is sufficient (the seventh century for Ireland and the twelfth-thirteenth centuries for Wales). His analysis of kinship vocabulary and careful consideration of the available evidence enables him to take the discussion back to earlier periods.This is the first extended scholarly treatment of the topic. It is an erudite and fascinating study of the interplay of tradition and innovation in the development of kinship from the prehistoric to the medieval period.

LC Classification NumberGN585.I7C47 1993