Olof Sundqvist

The Demise of Norse Religion (eBook, ePUB)

Dismantling and Defending the Old Order in Viking Age Scandinavia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More specifically this study concentrates on the role of Viking kings and indigenous agency in the winding up of the old religion. An actor-oriented perspective will thus be established, which focuses on the actions, methods and strategies applied by the early Christian Viking kings when dismantling the religious tradition that had previously formed their lives. In addition, the resistance that some pagan chieftains offered against these Christian kings is discussed as well as the question why they defended the old religious tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Seitenzahl: 429
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783111199030
• Artikelnr.: 69457321

Autorenporträt

Professor Olof Sundqvist, Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University.