Dr Eoghan Aherne visits the cabin to talk about the early medieval period, and some things we might believe about it that might not be true! Topics include:
-modern myths about the medieval period
-were medieval people particularly credulous?
-a medieval flat Earth?
-classical ideas during the medieval period: the four elements
-the scientific revolution as continuity rather than revolution
-the importance of miracles and the Irish saints
-the distinction between ‘natural’ and ‘supernatural’
-Religious relics in Ireland
-Belief in the Devil, demons and possession
-St Colmcille and the Loch Ness Monster
-Pagan gods as demons
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Bede and the Cosmos, Eoghan Aherne, 2020
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Why Can The Dead Do Such Great Things
Robert Bartlett
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691169682/why-can-the-dead-do-such-great-things
Observation In the Margins, Katherine Park
