Ciaran Arthur
Biographic Data
| ID | 5400568 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ciaran Arthur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ciaran |
| FAMILY NAME | Arthur |
| SIGNATURE | ARTHUR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Ireland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Heavenly Field
The Æcerbot is one of the famous Old English “metrical charms” that details lengthy prescriptions for ritual performances if a field fails to produce crops.1 It has attracted much debate over many decades. Scholars initially viewed it as providing evidence of surviving pagan customs in eleventh-century England before more nuanced interpretations of it were made as a popular, perhaps heterodox, Christian performance, if not a ritual script akin to…
Crafting Knowledge in the Early Medieval Book
The Heliand in tenth-century England
The Heliand is a rewriting of the Gospels in Old Saxon, reflecting daring efforts to not only convert pagans, edify catechumens and reinforce orthodox teachings, but also to present the Old Saxon vernacular as a language worthy of translating Scripture. A copy of the poem was in England by the second half of the tenth century, perhaps even earlier. In the single surviving copy from England, two incipits from a gospel lectionary were added in the …
'Charms', Liturgies, and Secret Rites in Early Medieval England
Postural Representations of Holofernes in the Old English Judith
In the Old English biblical poem Judith, the Assyrian leader Holofernes is depicted as an adversary in particular ways. He is represented as an anti-heroic leader, an enemy of God and an immoral, beastly villain epitomising vice. The Assyrian army closely echoes its leader as extensions of his body. This representation is carried out in Holofernes' feasting, his decapitation and the defeat of the Assyrians by the Bethulian Jews. Judith is represe…
Postural Representations of Holofernes in the Old English Judith
In the Old English biblical poem Judith, the Assyrian leader Holofernes is depicted as an adversary in particular ways. He is represented as an anti-heroic leader, an enemy of God and an immoral, beastly villain epitomising vice. The Assyrian army closely echoes its leader as extensions of his body. This representation is carried out in Holofernes' feasting, his decapitation and the defeat of the Assyrians by the Bethulian Jews. Judith is represe…
Postural Representations of Holofernes in the Old English Judith
In the Old English biblical poem Judith, the Assyrian leader Holofernes is depicted as an adversary in particular ways. He is represented as an anti-heroic leader, an enemy of God and an immoral, beastly villain epitomising vice. The Assyrian army closely echoes its leader as extensions of his body. This representation is carried out in Holofernes' feasting, his decapitation and the defeat of the Assyrians by the Bethulian Jews. Judith is represe…
'Charms', Liturgies, and Secret Rites in Early Medieval England
The Heliand in tenth-century England
The Heliand is a rewriting of the Gospels in Old Saxon, reflecting daring efforts to not only convert pagans, edify catechumens and reinforce orthodox teachings, but also to present the Old Saxon vernacular as a language worthy of translating Scripture. A copy of the poem was in England by the second half of the tenth century, perhaps even earlier. In the single surviving copy from England, two incipits from a gospel lectionary were added in the …
The Heavenly Field
The Æcerbot is one of the famous Old English “metrical charms” that details lengthy prescriptions for ritual performances if a field fails to produce crops.1 It has attracted much debate over many decades. Scholars initially viewed it as providing evidence of surviving pagan customs in eleventh-century England before more nuanced interpretations of it were made as a popular, perhaps heterodox, Christian performance, if not a ritual script akin to…
Crafting Knowledge in the Early Medieval Book
Art (5 works) · Medieval Literature and History (5 works) · History (4 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (4 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Classics (2 works)