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How the Irish Saved Civilization
by: Thomas Cahill

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9780340637876
ISBN: 0340637870
Label: Sceptre
Manufacturer: Sceptre
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: March 03, 2003
Publisher: Sceptre
Studio: Sceptre
Sales Rank: 694602

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Revealing the pivotal role played by St. Patrick and Ireland in the development of Western culture and history, a narrative describes Europe's evolution from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Tour.

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In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. When stability returned in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning, becoming not only the conservators of civilization, but also the shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture.

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- Cahill Offers Fascinating Glimpse at Snapshot of History
In How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill recounts a fascinating piece of European history regarding how Europe transitioned from the fall of the Roman Empire to medieval times. This brief period of time, known as the Dark Ages, is often overlooked and misunderstood by historians. I once even had a college history professor of mine tell me that the Dark Ages were the Middle Ages! Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, the Dark Ages was a relatively brief period of time preceding the Middle Ages and after the fall of the Roman Empire when uneducated Germanic tribes overran Europe.

During this time cities were ransacked, priceless art was destroyed and libraries were burned to the ground. Indeed, Cahill writes, if not for a significant contribution made by Irish ... Read More

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- Christian History
Anyone interested in the human history or in the basis and through understanding of the Christian faith should read these books: Starting with "How the Irish Saved civillization" then, "The Gifts of the Jews," ending with the "Desire of the Disant Hills," all by Thomas Cahill, will find the effort richly rewarded.

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- How the Irish Saved Civilization
This book came highly recommended by a couple of people. I'm not sure why. It was interesting if you're a history buff, but expect the reading to feel more like you're in school again and have to read something for a paper coming up. It could have been more engaging. I wouldn't recommend it, but I did learn some interesting facts about the Irish.

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- I had avoided this book for 13 years
This book came out in 1995. And I've avoided it since then.

I was wrong.

I'd been told the book is superficial. It is: any book of this length that tries to cover a subject of the length and breadth here is sure to be superficial.

And perhaps superficial is too harsh. "A good overview" might be a better way of describing it.

But this is an engaging, entertaining read. I found myself drawn into a subject I knew little about, the history, people, culture and faith of Ireland and the Celts. For those wanting more background, Cahill provides a useful bibliography at the end. Those wishing for more than this overview can find years of study in the books recommended in the bibliography.

An overview gets us started. It's not ... Read More

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- Always on time
I purchased this book for my husband for his birthday. It arrived right on time and he loved it.

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