An arena for higher powers : ceremonial buildings and religious strategies for rulership in late Iron Age Scandinavia / / by Olof Sundqvist |
Autore | Sundqvist Olof |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (661 p.) |
Disciplina | 293 |
Collana | Numen Book Series |
Soggetto topico | Religion and politics - Scandinavia - History |
ISBN | 90-04-30748-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Three Areas of Investigation and their Political Leaders -- 3 Religious Strategies for Political Authorization—A Case Study -- 4 Ceremonial Buildings and Sanctuaries -- 5 The Religious Leadership of the Sanctuaries and the Economic System -- 6 The Ritual Structure of the Sanctuaries and Cosmic Symbolism -- 7 The Relation between Rulers and Cultic Images -- 8 Sacred Sites, Ritual Restrictions and Religious Strategies for Rulership -- 9 Ceremonial Feasts as Ritual Strategies -- 10 Rulers, Rings and Rituals—From Svetjud to Iceland and Back Again -- 11 Golden Objects as Media of Power -- 12 Ceremonial Buildings, Great Burial Mounds, and the Worship of Dead Rulers -- 13 The Arenas for Royal Funeral Feasts and Inauguration Rituals -- 14 (Inter-)Regional Chief Sanctuaries as a Religious Strategy for Rulership -- 15 Valhǫll, Ceremonial Buildings and Warrior Lords -- 16 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797759803321 |
Sundqvist Olof | ||
Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An arena for higher powers : ceremonial buildings and religious strategies for rulership in late Iron Age Scandinavia / / by Olof Sundqvist |
Autore | Sundqvist Olof |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (661 p.) |
Disciplina | 293 |
Collana | Numen Book Series |
Soggetto topico | Religion and politics - Scandinavia - History |
ISBN | 90-04-30748-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Three Areas of Investigation and their Political Leaders -- 3 Religious Strategies for Political Authorization—A Case Study -- 4 Ceremonial Buildings and Sanctuaries -- 5 The Religious Leadership of the Sanctuaries and the Economic System -- 6 The Ritual Structure of the Sanctuaries and Cosmic Symbolism -- 7 The Relation between Rulers and Cultic Images -- 8 Sacred Sites, Ritual Restrictions and Religious Strategies for Rulership -- 9 Ceremonial Feasts as Ritual Strategies -- 10 Rulers, Rings and Rituals—From Svetjud to Iceland and Back Again -- 11 Golden Objects as Media of Power -- 12 Ceremonial Buildings, Great Burial Mounds, and the Worship of Dead Rulers -- 13 The Arenas for Royal Funeral Feasts and Inauguration Rituals -- 14 (Inter-)Regional Chief Sanctuaries as a Religious Strategy for Rulership -- 15 Valhǫll, Ceremonial Buildings and Warrior Lords -- 16 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815461903321 |
Sundqvist Olof | ||
Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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