Bożena Gierek, Celtic Tradition in the Religious Life of Contemporary Irish Society [Tradycja celtycka w życiu religijnym współczesnego społeczeństwa irlandzkiego], Zakład wydawniczy Nomos, Kraków 2002.
The main motif of this book is historical consciousness and, more precisely, the consciousness of the ethnic history of the Irish people. Celtic tradition is taken as an example since it is recognised as an important element of Irish cultural heritage.
The book consists of the following chapters: The cult of saints (Pagan motifs that appear in the lives of saints, Pagan motifs in the "Life of St. Patrick", Pagan motifs in the "Life of St. Brigid", The meaning of St. Patrick in contemporary Irish society, Celtic spirituality, The meaning of St. Brigid in contemporary Irish society, Other manifestations of cult of saints in contemporary Irish society); Pilgrimages (Croagh Patrick, Lough Derg, Holy wells: Ballyvourney); Hymns, prayers and religious songs; The role of the myth in contemporary Irish society.
Key-words: cult, hymn, lives, myth, pilgrimage, prayer, religious song, saints, well