The significance of places: the Christianization of Scandinavia from a spatial point of view created by Anders Andrén

By:

Andrén, Anders [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: ; Volume , number ,Taylor & Francis 2013Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Summary: The question of cult continuity from pagan ‘temples’ to Christian churches in Scandinavia is a classic issue in archaeology and history. In this paper the discussion is surveyed and new perspectives are outlined, based on the ritual differences between the two religious traditions. Churches were located in relation not so much to pagan ritual buildings as to different elements in multi-focused pagan ritual landscapes, for instance burial grounds. This means that the spatial patterns varied between different parts of Scandinavia.

Reviews from LibraryThing.com:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	Main Library - Special Collections	CC1WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol 45 .No. 1 pages 27-45	SP18120	Not for loan	For Inhouse use only

Browsing Main Library shelves, Shelving location: - Special Collections Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	Next
Previous	CC1 WOR World archaeology	CC1WOR World archaeology	CC1WOR The earth, the sky and the water's edge: changing beliefs in the earlier prehistory of Northern Europe	CC1WOR The significance of places: the Christianization of Scandinavia from a spatial point of view	CC1WOR Fragments of a conversion: handling bodies and objects in pagan and Christian Scandinavia ad 800–1100	CC1WOR ‘The sieidi is a better altar/the noaidi drum's a purer church bell’: long-term changes and syncretism at Sámi offering sites	CC1WOR ‘The sieidi is a better altar/the noaidi drum's a purer church bell’: long-term changes and syncretism at Sámi offering sites	Next

The question of cult continuity from pagan ‘temples’ to Christian churches in Scandinavia is a classic issue in archaeology and history. In this paper the discussion is surveyed and new perspectives are outlined, based on the ritual differences between the two religious traditions. Churches were located in relation not so much to pagan ritual buildings as to different elements in multi-focused pagan ritual landscapes, for instance burial grounds. This means that the spatial patterns varied between different parts of Scandinavia.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

here