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100	1		_aSundqvist, Olof.
245	1	3	_aAn arena for higher powers : _bceremonial buildings and religious strategies for rulership in late Iron Age Scandinavia / _cby Olof Sundqvist.
264		1	_aBoston : _bBrill, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aNumen book series : studies in the history of religions, _x0169-8834 ; _vv. 150
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_aPreliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Three Areas of Investigation and their Political Leaders -- 3 Religious Strategies for Political Authorization—A Case Study -- 4 Ceremonial Buildings and Sanctuaries -- 5 The Religious Leadership of the Sanctuaries and the Economic System -- 6 The Ritual Structure of the Sanctuaries and Cosmic Symbolism -- 7 The Relation between Rulers and Cultic Images -- 8 Sacred Sites, Ritual Restrictions and Religious Strategies for Rulership -- 9 Ceremonial Feasts as Ritual Strategies -- 10 Rulers, Rings and Rituals—From Svetjud to Iceland and Back Again -- 11 Golden Objects as Media of Power -- 12 Ceremonial Buildings, Great Burial Mounds, and the Worship of Dead Rulers -- 13 The Arenas for Royal Funeral Feasts and Inauguration Rituals -- 14 (Inter-)Regional Chief Sanctuaries as a Religious Strategy for Rulership -- 15 Valhǫll, Ceremonial Buildings and Warrior Lords -- 16 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aIn An Arena for Higher Powers Olof Sundqvist investigates ceremonial buildings and religious ruler strategies in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (i.e. AD 550-1050/1100). The author offers here an account of the role played by religion in political undertakings among the pre-Christian ruling elites at halls and cultic buildings. Sundqvist applies a regional approach, so as to be able to account for the specific historical, cultural and social contexts. The focus is mainly on three regions, the Lake Mälaren area in Sweden, Trøndelag in Norway, and Iceland. Since the political structure and other contextual aspects partly differed in the three regions, the religious strategies for gaining legitimacy and authorization at the sanctuaries also varied to some extent in these areas.
650		0	_aReligion and politics _zScandinavia _xHistory.
651		0	_aScandinavia _xReligion.
651		0	_aScandinavia _xKings and rulers _xReligious life.
651		0	_aScandinavia _xAntiquities.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tAn Arena for Higher Powers: Ceremonial Buildings and Religious Strategies for Rulership in Late Iron Age Scandinavia _dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2016, _z9789004292703
830		0	_aNumen Book Series _v150.
830		0	_aNumen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004307483
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