{"product_id":"otherworld-women-in-early-irish-literature-9789463728270","title":"Otherworld Women in Early Irish Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early Ireland, there were many names for what scholars have dubbed the ‘Otherworld’: the Plain of Delights, the Land of Youth, the Land of Promise, and more. Many of the myths and legends from this period involve an encounter between a hero and a woman from this Otherworld, with sufficient frequency to form a distinct theme within the literature. This book examines the particularities and consequences of these otherworldly encounters, attending in particular to the question of gender and the social dynamics at work. Five stories purportedly from the lost book Cín Dromma Snechta receive detailed analysis, alongside material from other sources, in order to reconstruct the mindset of the early Irish who told these stories about the Otherworld and their views about women in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003ePart I: Introduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Women in Early Ireland \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The “Otherworld” of Early Ireland \u003cbr\u003ePart II: The Texts \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: \u003ccite\u003eEchtrae Chonnlai\u003c\/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003eImmram Brain\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: \u003ccite\u003eSerglige Con Culainn\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: The Eponymous Goddesses of \u003ccite\u003eLebor Gabála Érenn\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: \u003ccite\u003eEchtrae Nerai\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: A Fair Shake: Otherworld Men as Intermediaries \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: An Edition of \u003ccite\u003eLebor Gabála Érenn’s\u003c\/cite\u003e Summaries of the Eponymous Goddess Sections Purportedly from the \u003ccite\u003eCín Dromma Snechtai\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49427754025303,"sku":"9789463728270","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/otherworld-women-in-early-irish-literature-9789463728270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}