Abstract
Draws together contributions from history, archaeology, and the history of religion to offer an in-depth examination of political ritual and its performative and transformative potential across Continental Europe and Scandinavia.
This multidisciplinary volume draws together contributions from history, archaeology, and the history of religion to offer an in-depth examination of political ritual and its performative and transformative potential across Continental Europe and Scandinavia. Covering the period between c. 650 and 1350, this work takes a theoretical, textual, and practical approach to the study of political ritual, and explores the connections between, and changing functions of, key rituals such as assemblies, feasts, and religious confrontations between pagans and Christians.
This multidisciplinary volume draws together contributions from history, archaeology, and the history of religion to offer an in-depth examination of political ritual and its performative and transformative potential across Continental Europe and Scandinavia. Covering the period between c. 650 and 1350, this work takes a theoretical, textual, and practical approach to the study of political ritual, and explores the connections between, and changing functions of, key rituals such as assemblies, feasts, and religious confrontations between pagans and Christians.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Power of practice |
| Subtitle of host publication | Rituals and politics in Northern Europe c. 650- 1350 |
| Editors | W Jezierski, L. Hermansson, H.J. Orning |
| Publisher | Brepols Publishers |
| Pages | 79-112 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9782505555096 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782503554723 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Alexandra Sanmark
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- Institute for Northern Studies - Reader in Medieval Archaeology
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