An arena for higher powers : ceremonial buildings and religious strategies for rulership in late Iron Age Scandinavia /
In An Arena for Higher Powers Olof Sundqvist investigates ceremonial buildings and religious ruler strategies in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (i.e. AD 550-1050/1100). The author offers here an account of the role played by religion in political undertakings among the pre-Christian ruling elites at hall...
Main Author:
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Boston :
Brill,
2015.
Series:
Numen Book Series
150.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
Call Number: BL863 .S85 2015
| Summary: | In An Arena for Higher Powers Olof Sundqvist investigates ceremonial buildings and religious ruler strategies in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (i.e. AD 550-1050/1100). The author offers here an account of the role played by religion in political undertakings among the pre-Christian ruling elites at halls and cultic buildings. Sundqvist applies a regional approach, so as to be able to account for the specific historical, cultural and social contexts. The focus is mainly on three regions, the Lake Mälaren area in Sweden, Trøndelag in Norway, and Iceland. Since the political structure and other contextual aspects partly differed in the three regions, the religious strategies for gaining legitimacy and authorization at the sanctuaries also varied to some extent in these areas. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004307483 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8834 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |