Sun and Cross - From Megalithic Culture to Early Christianity in Ireland

A beautifully produced and highly informative book about the development and flowering of early Christianity in Ireland. It begins with sun stones of megalithic culture, showing how the fourfold symbolism of the seasons is transposed into the design of Celtic crosses. A fascinating section on sun spirals explains their relationship to the cycle of the year and to incarnation and excarnation (breathing in and breathing out). The second section relates the origins of Old Irish Christianity and the evolution of the sun cross mentioned above. Then the third part focuses the key figure within the tradition such as Pelagius, Ninian, Columba and Columbanus. An authoritative account conveying the spirit of the tradition.