Master of Arts, University of Akron, 2018, History

Through the analysis of the primary sources of Saint Patrick, Gildas, and Bede I will show how the different communities living within the British Isles utilized Christianity, as well as their Roman pasts, to formulate ethnic and cultural identities during the early Middle Ages for the purposes of differentiation and unification.

Committee: Michael Graham Dr. (Advisor); Constance Bouchard Dr. (Advisor); John Green Dr. (Other); Chand Midha Dr. (Other); Martin Wainwright Dr. (Other) Subjects: Ancient History; British and Irish Literature; Cultural Anthropology; Ethnic Studies; History; Medieval History