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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 el...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of religions ;
150. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Part 1 Prolegomena; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Religious Ruler Ideology in Previous Research; 1.2 Towards a Model for Analysing Religious Strategies for Rulership at Ceremonial Buildings; 1.3 Approach and Methods; 1.4 Outline and Hypotheses; Part 2 The Regional-Contextual Approach; Chapter 2 The Three Areas of Investigation and their Political Leaders; 2.1 The Kings in the Mälaren Area; 2.2 The Earls in Trøndelag; 2.3 The Chieftains of Iceland; Chapter 3 Religious Strategies for Political Authorization-A Case Study
- 3.1 The Kings Called the Ynglingar3.2 The Háleygja Kin (Hlaðajarlar); 3.3 The Þórsnesingar; 3.4 A Contextual Interpretation; Chapter 4 Ceremonial Buildings and Sanctuaries; 4.1 The State of Research; 4.2 The Problem of Terminology; 4.3 Uppsala and other Sanctuaries in the Mälaren Area; 4.4 Lade and Mære in Trøndelag; 4.5 Hof Buildings in Iceland; Part 3 General Features; Chapter 5 The Religious Leadership of the Sanctuaries and the Economic System; 5.1 The Debate about Cultic Leadership and the Terminology; 5.2 Chieftains (hǫfðingjar, hersar, goðar) as Cultic Leaders of the Sanctuaries
- 5.3 Kings and Earls as the Cultic Leaders of Sanctuaries in Trøndelag and Svetjud5.4 The Financial System of the Public Cult at the Sanctuaries; 5.5 Ideological Motives behind the Rulers' Interest in Public Cult and Sanctuaries; Chapter 6 The Ritual Structure of the Sanctuaries and Cosmic Symbolism; 6.1 Cosmic Symbolism: Some Theoretical and Methodological Issues; 6.2 The Location, Architecture and Decoration of Ceremonial Buildings; 6.3 The Interiors: High-seat, High-seat Posts and Hearths; 6.4 The Exterior Ritual Structure of the Sanctuaries
- Chapter 7 The Relation between Rulers and Cultic Images7.1 Miniatures and Medallions; 7.2 The Three Statues of Gods in the "Uppsala Temple"; 7.3 Cultic Images in the Sanctuaries of Trøndelag and Northern Norway; 7.4 Cultic Images in the Sagas of Icelanders and the Image from Eyrarland; 7.5 Cultic Images and Religious Strategies for Rulership: Hypotheses; Chapter 8 Sacred Sites, Ritual Restrictions and Religious Strategies for Rulership; 8.1 Sanctifications of Places and Ritual Restrictions (Taboos); 8.2 The Enclosed Sacred Space
- 8.3 Violations against the Sanctity of the Sacred Space: The Example of Egils saga8.4 The Ruler as the Protector of the Sanctified Space; 8.5 Burning or Breaking Down the Ceremonial Building: An Attack against the "World" of the Ruler; 8.6 The Renovation and Ending of Ceremonial Buildings and Sanctuaries; Chapter 9 Ceremonial Feasts as Ritual Strategies; 9.1 Hákonar saga góða and the Ceremonial Feasts at Lade and Mære; 9.2 Calendrical Religious Feasts; 9.3 The Ruler as Sacrificer; 9.4 Smearing Sacrificial Blood on the Sacrificial Platforms