The Christianization of Scandinavia in the Viking era : religious change in Adam of Bremen's historical work / by Lukas G. Grzybowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grzybowski, Lukas G., author.

Series:

Beyond medieval Europe.

Beyond medieval Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adam, von Bremen, active 11th century. Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum.

Adam.

Historiography.

Conversion--Christianity--History--To 1500.

Conversion.

Vikings--Religious life.

Vikings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 120 pages) : 1 map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, 2023.

Summary:

This title discusses Adam of Bremen's perceptions and interpretation of the Christianization of Scandinavia in the Early Middle Ages. The views the chronicler presents in the Gesta Hammaburgensis constitute the central element of this analysis. By departing from the historiography - both the older view of the Gesta as trustworthy, and the recent view of the work as unreliable and biased - this book focuses instead on the Christianization of Scandinavia as an authorial concept. What follows is a reevaluation of the Gesta's significance both to its medieval audience and the modern historian.

Contents:

COVER

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Before Christianization

Chapter 2: The Beginning of Christianization

Chapter 3: Ongoing Christianization

Chapter 4: Christianization, Ethics, and Identities

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 30, 2023).

ISBN:

1-64189-230-7

OCLC:

1283855074