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Social Approaches To Viking Studies Deals With Various Themes Drawn From Social History And Social Theory, Particularly From Anthropology. Historians, Archaeologists, And Anthropologists From Scandinavia And North America Discuss Early Medieval Scandinavian Societies, Deriving Their Inspiration And Analytical Approaches From Structuralism, Cosmology, Feminism, Economic Anthropology, And Marxism, Among Others. The Effects Of Nationalism And Victorian Gender Ideologies On Past Historical Writings Are Explored And New Directions For Future Work Are Suggested. Whether Discussing Icelandic Family Sagas Or Westland Bronze Cauldrons, All The Contributors Explore Social Meanings In, And Organisation Of, Viking Societies In New And Stimulating Ways.--book Jacket. The Case Of The Horned Helmets -- Sponsors, Writers, And Readers Of Early Norse Literature / Lars Lonnroth -- The Icelandic Family Sagas As Totemic Artefacts / E. Paul Durrenberger -- Marriage Exchange And Social Structure In Old Norse Mythology / Torben A. Vestergaard -- Pseudo-procreation Myths In Old Norse: An Anthropological Approach / Margaret Clunies Ross -- Some Aspects Of Christianisation In Central Sweden / Anne-sofie Gras

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Author
Ross Samson
Publisher
Cruithne Press, 1991.
Published
1991
Language
EN
ISBN
9781873448007
Category
history
Subjects
History, Historical Fiction, Humanities
Rating
2 / 5 (1 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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