From Shaman to Saint : Interpretive Strategies in the Study of Buile Shuibhne : FF Communications 302
25: Academia Scientarium Fennica, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This study charts the ways in which "Buile Shuibhne", a medieval Irish tale, has been interpreted in twentieth-century scholarship, by paying particular attention to the religious allegorical readings of the text. This examination of four prevalent interpretative frameworks - historical, pre-Christian, and anthropological - relates theoretical conceptions of literary theory, comparative religion and historiography to the study of medieval narrative material, by considering the nature of different methodological presuppositions that have guided the scholars understanding of the tales meaning. The integration of issues relating to text, context, and interpretation raises the issue of communally shared reading strategies in the explication of interpretive variety, thereby highlighting the importance of asking not only "what" a text means, but also "how" it means. 212 pp. The bend of the back cover has some visible damage, otherwise the book is fine. Very Good. Item #512
ISBN: 9789514110696
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