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Perceptions of the prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England. Religion, ritual, and rulership in the landscape /
Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities perceived and used these monuments during the period AD 400-1100. Sarah Semple employs archaeological...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Corby :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Medieval history and archaeology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Colour Plates; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations and Primary Sources; 1. The past in the past: Multidisciplinary perspectives on Anglo-Saxon 'reuse'; 2. Burial, community, and identity and the prehistoric past: Anglo-Saxon England c. AD 400-800; 3. Ancestral, spiritual, and magical? Pre-Christian attitudes to the prehistoric; 4. The circle and the cross: Medieval churches and prehistoric monuments; 5. Changing meanings: Prehistoric monuments in literature and place-names c. AD 700-1100
- 6. Royal and religious theatre: Monuments and power in mid to late Saxon England7. Visions of the past: The Anglo-Saxons and the ancient landscape; Appendix 1. Burials of fifth-to eighth-century date in the East Yorkshire study area; Appendix 2. Weaponry discovered in possible non-funerary contexts at prehistoric monuments; Appendix 3. Medieval churches situated with reference to prehistoric monuments; Appendix 4. Monuments and the supernatural in Anglo-Saxon charter-bounds; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y