Davies, J.R. (2012) Old Testament personal names among the Britons: their occurrence and significance before the twelfth century. Viator, 43(1), pp. 175-192.
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Abstract
This article considers the cultural implications of the distinctive use of Old Testament personal names by Brittonic-speaking peoples (Welsh, Breton, and Cornish) in the centuries down to ca. 1100. An argument is made that the origin of the tradition is early, developing among the Britons in the Roman and sub-Roman periods. The case is made for the geographic dispersal of the practice, for the constructedness of British ecclesiastical identity, and the maintenance of the tradition among successive communities of the Brittonic-speaking peoples despite their other differences.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | Old Testament, Hebrew, personal names, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, Gildas, Bede, Anglo- Saxons, cultural identity, national identity, Brittonic-speaking peoples, saints’ Lives. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Davies, Dr John |
Authors: | Davies, J.R. |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
Journal Name: | Viator |
Publisher: | University of California Press |
ISSN: | 0083-5897 |
Published Online: | 01 March 2012 |
Copyright Holders: | UCLA |
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