Olof Sundqvist

An Arena for Higher Powers

Ceremonial Buildings and Religious Strategies for Rulership in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

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Produktbeschreibung

In An Arena for Higher Powers Olof Sundqvist offers an account of the role played by religion in political undertakings among the pre-Christian ruling elites at ceremonial buildings in in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (i.e. AD 550-1050/1100).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• XIV, 647 Pp., Index edition
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1161g
• ISBN-13: 9789004292703
• ISBN-10: 9004292705
• Artikelnr.: 43779219

Autorenporträt

Olof Sundqvist is a specialist on ancient Scandinavian religion and a professor in the history of religions at Stockholm University in Sweden. He has published monographs and many articles, such as Freyr's offspring (2002) and Kultledare i fornskandinavisk religion (2007).