Courses :: Module, RELIGIOUS LIFE IN IRELAND: ARCHIVAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (PG474)

	Overview
	This module is designed to introduce students to a selection of historically significant religious institutes in Ireland, both male and female, and the context of their foundation and mission up to the 1960s. It opens with an overview of the particular historical circumstances, national and international, that lie behind the history of religious life in Ireland and places the key institutes and major players within this chronology. The early focus on archives, and the challenges they pose, opens up the character of these religious institutes, their founding traditions and the ecclesiastical and social contexts within which they took shape. The exploration then moves into greater depth and over a smaller number of institutes, representing different types or strands in the history of religious life in Ireland from the late eighteenth century to the transformations wrought by Vatican II.

Overview

This module is designed to introduce students to a selection of historically significant religious institutes in Ireland, both male and female, and the context of their foundation and mission up to the 1960s. It opens with an overview of the particular historical circumstances, national and international, that lie behind the history of religious life in Ireland and places the key institutes and major players within this chronology. The early focus on archives, and the challenges they pose, opens up the character of these religious institutes, their founding traditions and the ecclesiastical and social contexts within which they took shape. The exploration then moves into greater depth and over a smaller number of institutes, representing different types or strands in the history of religious life in Ireland from the late eighteenth century to the transformations wrought by Vatican II.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Identify the kinds of records that are typically to be found in the archives of a religious institute and understand the context of their creation. Name the major religious institutes operating in Ireland from the late eighteenth century onwards, explain the historical context of their foundation and give reasons for their particular geographical spread. Recognise the different types or genres of historical writing about religious institutes and religious figures that are to be found and utilise them in a critical, well-informed manner. Appreciate how history matters to archival science, and how archives are fundamental to the writing of religious history.

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RELIGIOUS LIFE IN IRELAND: ARCHIVAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (PG474)