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Fidelma is the
detective that enables Peter Tremayne to bring 7th century Ireland to
life. She is a nun, but that says way too little about her.
She is also a qualified dalaigh or legal advocate. She
informs people about that exact framing of the law, investigates
problems and crimes, hears cases and passes judgment. Having a
woman in this position is not just a modern conceit of the author - the
names, if not the deeds of other female justices have survived and it is
known that one named Dari was the author of an important legal
text.
Being a nun in this culture was also quite different than what we are used to. One of the constant background themes in this series is the tension between the Celtic church and the Roman church and the many differences in their practices. Besides being interesting stories, these books educate one in many facets of Irish culture in their time period. |
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at Vespers
Absolution By Murder Shroud for the Archbishop Suffer the Little Children The Subtle Serpent The Valley of the Shadow |
