Journal article
Interpreting Early Irish Law: Status and Currency (Part 1)
Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, Vol.41(1), pp.46-65
1986
Abstract
It has long been noted that in early Irish society there appear to be seven-fold divisions of status within the classes of freemen and filid ('seers' or 'poets') which seem to be in imitation of the seven Holy Orders of the Church. The division of the clergy into seven grades is evidenced at least as early as the third century. They were normally: porter, lector, exorcist, acolyte, sub-deacon, deacon and priest. The bishop was not usually considered to be sufficiently distinct from the priest to rank as a separate order.
Details
- Title
- Interpreting Early Irish Law: Status and Currency (Part 1)
- Authors/Creators
- N. McLeod (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, Vol.41(1), pp.46-65
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Identifiers
- 991005543589407891
- Copyright
- De Gruyter
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Other Affiliations
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.degruyter.com/
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