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James Acken

James Acken, Ph.D., Dept. of Theology & Religious History

James Acken, Ph.D.

James Acken is a trained medievalist whose work focuses on the culture of poetics around the North Sea, particularly as it relates to Ireland and Scotland. Specializing in Gaelic and Norse literature, he has taught in Scottish cultural studies in both Canada and Scotland. His publications focus more on the poetic tradition of Ireland as illuminated in the didactic text, the Auraicept na nÉces. jacken@cherryhillseminary.org