Sacral rulers in pre-Christian Scandinavia: The possibilities of typological comparisons within the paradigm of cultural evolution
This article offers a new perspective on the century-old discussion of sacral rulers in the history of religions generally, and pre-Christian Scandinavian religions specifically, namely the application of a cultural evolutionary theoretical framework based on the work of Robert N. Bellah. In doing t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Temenos
Year: 2016, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bellah, Robert N. 1927-2013
/ Scandinavia
/ Sacred kingship
/ Hawaii
/ Comparison of religions
/ Typology
/ Cultural development
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia |
| Further subjects: | B
pre-Christian Scandinavian religions
B chiefdom religion B Robert N. Bellah B sacral rulers B Cultural Evolution B pre-Christian Hawaiian religions B typological comparisons B cultural evolutionary theory |
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