Colonial Entanglements and the Medieval Nordic World : Norse Colonies and Indigenous Peoples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Cordelia.

Contributor:

Wang, Solveig Marie.

Wolf, Erik.

Series:

Religious Minorities in the North Series

Religious Minorities in the North Series ; v.8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples.

Religion and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly work explores the intersections of colonialism, religion, and cultural entanglements in the medieval Nordic world, focusing on Norse colonies and Indigenous peoples in regions such as Greenland and Sápmi. It examines the religious transformations, economic exchanges, and identity negotiations of the Saami and other communities during the medieval period. The book also discusses the historiography of colonialism and the impact of medieval narratives on modern interpretations. Contributions from various researchers offer insights into topics ranging from Saami conversion and syncretism to the influence of Norse mythology on settler colonialism. Intended for academic audiences and specialists in medieval studies, Nordic history, and cultural anthropology, the volume provides a critical lens on the historical dynamics of Indigenous and colonial interactions. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

Contributors

Colonial Entanglements and the Medieval Nordic World: An Introduction

Part 1: The Medieval Nordic World

Chapter 1 Medieval Saami Imaginaries: Colonial Encounters as Memorialized in Traditional Legend Cycles

Chapter 2 Can We Access a Counter-Narrative to the Vínland Sagas through Kalaallit Oqaluttualiaat?

Part 2: Religious Change and Religious Minorities

Chapter 3 Far from Rome? Exploring Religion and Syncretism in Medieval Norse Greenland

Chapter 4 Saami Conversion and Identity Negotiation in the Medieval Period

Part 3: Colonialism

Chapter 5 The Gulf of Bothnia, c. 1300-1600, as a "Third Space": A Postcolonial Interpretation of the Written Sources

Chapter 6 Honey, Bones, and Furs: The Saami and the Bjarmians as Brokers in the Early Medieval Trade between Scandinavia and the Islamic World

Chapter 7 Close Encounters of the Northern Kind: External Impacts and Indigenous Saami Reindeer-Herding Responses in Northernmost Europe, c. 700-1600 CE

Part 4: Entanglements

Chapter 8 "There Is a Strong Leaven of the Old Norse Blood in Nearly All of Us": Settler Colonialism and the Vínland Mythology on the East Coast of North America

Chapter 9 Colonialism 2.0? Medieval Saami-Norse History in Norwegian Upper Secondary School Textbooks

A Way Forward?

Index.

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ISBN:

9783111386676

3111386678

OCLC:

1485006420