Beschreibung:
This three-volume history, regarded as William Forbes Skene's most important work, was published between 1876 and 1880.
Preface; Part II. Church and Culture: 1. The churches in the west; 2. The monastic church in Ireland; 3. The monastic church of Iona; 4. The family of Iona; 5. The churches of Cumbria and Lothian; 6. The secular clergy and the culdees; 7. The coärbs of Columcille; 8. The Scottish church; 9. Extinction of the old Celtic church in Scotland; 10. Learning and language; Appendix.