Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages

Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9789004205079
ISBN-13 : 9004205071
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Download or read book Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideology and power are central elements in the political, social, religious and cultural development of the North during the transition from the Viking to the Middle Ages. While the medieval European Christian ideology of rulership has been widely discussed, an analysis of the Nordic pre-Christian ideology, and of its confrontation with the new European ideals has so far been lacking. This book examines the concepts and practices associated with chieftains, earls and kings from the ninth to the thirteenth century: the myths and rituals surrounding their position in a northern European warrior culture. The analysis seems to indicate that important elements of the pre-Christian ideology of rulership survived into the Christian Middle Ages, either transformed or even simply transferred. Contributors are Ian Beuermann, Anders Hultgård, Jan Erik Rekdal, Jens Peter Schjødt, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Joanna Skórzewska, Gro Steinsland and Olof Sundqvist.


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