Maricopa Community Colleges  REL250   20042-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/28/03
REL250 20042-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
History of Religion in Ireland
Survey of the religious traditions of Ireland in their socio- political context from the Neolithic to the Modern period. Prerequisites: None
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
REL250   20042-99999 History of Religion in Ireland
1. Identify the major developmental periods of Celtic culture. (I)
2. Explain the difficulties associated with identifying the Celtic Culture. (I, II)
3. Identify the major deities and ritual practices of pre- Christian Celtic religion in Ireland. (I, II)
4. Identify the five major mythological cycles of pre-Christian Ireland. (I, II)
5. Describe and critically evaluate the role of Irish Christianity in early Medieval Europe. (III)
6. Explain the relationship between the Anglo/Norman invasion of Britton and Ireland and the development of Medieval Christianity in Ireland. (III)
7. Explain the causes of the Protestant Reformation. (IV)
8. Describe the impact of the Protestant Reformation on Irish Religion and Culture. (IV)
9. Explain the relationship between the socio-economic environment and the development of religion in Ireland. (I, II, III, IV, V)
10. Explain the causes of religious transformation and syncretism in Ireland. (II, III, IV, V)
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REL250   20042-99999 History of Religion in Ireland
    I. The Ancient Celts and their Religion
        A. Who were the Celts?
        B. Ancient sources on Celtic religion
        C. The gods and ritual practice in ancient Celtic religion
      II. Celtic Religion in the Greco-Roman World
          A. Expansion of the Roman Empire (58 BCE – 410 CE)
          B. Continental syncretism
          C. Insular syncretism and the Irish exception
        III. The Introduction of Christianity to Ireland
            A. Monastic Christianity in Ireland
            B. The Viking invasion and the decline of monasticism
            C. The Anglo-Norman invasion and the ascendancy of the cathedral
          IV. The Protestant Reformation and Ireland
              A. From Henry VIII to Charles I: Plantations and Anglicanism
              B. The War of the Kings and the religious division of Ireland
              C. The Period of the penal laws
            V. The Revival of Celticism in Ireland
                A. The Hunger and the Diaspora
                B. The revival of folklore and tradition
                C. Saints, gods, and faeries: Religious syncretism in contemporary Irish culture
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