The Christianization of Scandinavia in the Viking Era: Religious Change in Adam of Bremen's Historical Work

Author:   Lukas G. Grzybowski
Publisher:   Arc Humanities Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781641892308


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   31 October 2021
Format:   Hardback
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This book 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.

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Author:   Lukas G. Grzybowski
Publisher:   Arc Humanities Press
Imprint:   Arc Humanities Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781641892308


ISBN 10:   1641892307
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   31 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Before Christianization Chapter 2: The Beginning of Christianization Chapter 3: Ongoing Christianization Chapter 4: Christianization, Ethics, and Identities Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Sein knapper Band möchte die Wahrnehmung und Deutung der Christianisierung Skandinaviens innerhalb der wichtigen Chronik Adams von Bremen herausarbeiten. Der Verfasser grenzt sich also dezidiert von einer positivistischen Geschichtsforschung in der Tradition Leopold von Rankes ab, fragt nicht nach realem Geschehen, sondern wendet sich im Sinne von Hans-Werner Goetz einer „Vorstellungsgeschichte“ zu, die Ideen und Konzepte besser verstehen möchte, unter deren Einfluss eine Quelle entsteht. -- Boris Gübele * Historische Zeitschrift 318 (2024): 187-89 *


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Lukas G. Grzybowski obtained his doctorate at the Universität Hamburg, conducted research projects in São Paulo and Londrina, in Brazil, and is the founder and coordinator of the Leituras da Escandinávia Medieval international research group. He is Professor of Medieval History at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil.

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