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THE BLESSED AND THE DAMNED - ANNE OCONNOR KARTO...

The Irish folklore of the Otherworld is rich in its many manifestations of supernatural beings
and personages. This is represented in many different genres of folklore  such as folktales 
legends  ballads  memorates  beliefs and belief statements  and exists within the context of
rich literary  historical and imaginative parallels. This book presents a new reading of Irish
religious belief and legend in a meaningful socio-historical context  examining popular belief
and narratives of sinful women and unbaptised children  as a way of understanding a particular
worldview in Irish society. Blending postmodern approaches with traditional methodologies  the
author reviews the representation of women  sin and repentance in Irish folklore. The author
suggests new ways of seeing this legend material  indicating strong links between the Irish and
the French  specifically Breton  religious tradition  and tracing the nature of this
inter-relationship through the post-Tridentine Counter Reformation Roman Catholic Church and
its teachings. In this way aspects of Ireland's popular religious and cultural inheritance are
examined.

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