A Retrospective Methodology for using Landnámabók as a Source for the Religious History of Iceland?: Some Questions
This paper describes and discusses nine different categories of ‘indicators’ that can be taken into considerationwhen assessing the historicity of accounts in Landnámabók. This presentation is specifically targeted at references to religion and religious practices in Iceland prior to t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Year: 2015, Volume: 10, Pages: 78-92 |
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| Summary: | This paper describes and discusses nine different categories of ‘indicators’ that can be taken into considerationwhen assessing the historicity of accounts in Landnámabók. This presentation is specifically targeted at references to religion and religious practices in Iceland prior to the Christianization of the country. The methodological tools can be adapted to analyse other types of information, other texts, and other traditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-4497 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Retrospective Methods Network, RMN newsletter
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