LEADER 03851nam 22005293 450 001 996633969603316 005 20250117084504.0 010 $a9783111386676 010 $a3111386678 035 $a(CKB)36952621900041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31879443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31879443 035 $a(OCoLC)1485006420 035 $a(Exl-AI)31879443 035 $a(EXLCZ)9936952621900041 100 $a20250117d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aColonial Entanglements and the Medieval Nordic World $eNorse Colonies and Indigenous Peoples 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBerlin/Boston :$cWalter de Gruyter GmbH,$d2024. 210 4$d©2025. 215 $a1 online resource (330 pages) 225 1 $aReligious Minorities in the North Series ;$vv.8 311 08$a9783111386560 311 08$a3111386562 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Contributors -- Colonial Entanglements and the Medieval Nordic World: An Introduction -- Part 1: The Medieval Nordic World -- Chapter 1 Medieval Saami Imaginaries: Colonial Encounters as Memorialized in Traditional Legend Cycles -- Chapter 2 Can We Access a Counter-Narrative to the Vínland Sagas through Kalaallit Oqaluttualiaat? -- Part 2: Religious Change and Religious Minorities -- Chapter 3 Far from Rome? Exploring Religion and Syncretism in Medieval Norse Greenland -- Chapter 4 Saami Conversion and Identity Negotiation in the Medieval Period -- Part 3: Colonialism -- Chapter 5 The Gulf of Bothnia, c. 1300-1600, as a "Third Space": A Postcolonial Interpretation of the Written Sources -- Chapter 6 Honey, Bones, and Furs: The Saami and the Bjarmians as Brokers in the Early Medieval Trade between Scandinavia and the Islamic World -- Chapter 7 Close Encounters of the Northern Kind: External Impacts and Indigenous Saami Reindeer-Herding Responses in Northernmost Europe, c. 700-1600 CE -- Part 4: Entanglements -- Chapter 8 "There Is a Strong Leaven of the Old Norse Blood in Nearly All of Us": Settler Colonialism and the Vínland Mythology on the East Coast of North America -- Chapter 9 Colonialism 2.0? Medieval Saami-Norse History in Norwegian Upper Secondary School Textbooks -- A Way Forward? -- Index. 330 $aThis scholarly work explores the intersections of colonialism, religion, and cultural entanglements in the medieval Nordic world, focusing on Norse colonies and Indigenous peoples in regions such as Greenland and Sápmi. It examines the religious transformations, economic exchanges, and identity negotiations of the Saami and other communities during the medieval period. The book also discusses the historiography of colonialism and the impact of medieval narratives on modern interpretations. Contributions from various researchers offer insights into topics ranging from Saami conversion and syncretism to the influence of Norse mythology on settler colonialism. Intended for academic audiences and specialists in medieval studies, Nordic history, and cultural anthropology, the volume provides a critical lens on the historical dynamics of Indigenous and colonial interactions.$7Generated by AI. 410 0$aReligious Minorities in the North Series 606 $aIndigenous peoples$7Generated by AI 606 $aReligion and culture$7Generated by AI 615 0$aIndigenous peoples 615 0$aReligion and culture 676 $a948.02 700 $aHess$b Cordelia$01859151 701 $aWang$b Solveig Marie$01350518 701 $aWolf$b Erik$0162274 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996633969603316 996 $aColonial Entanglements and the Medieval Nordic World$94465813 997 $aUNISA