The Ceremony of "King Taking" at the Swedish Mora Stone: A Medieval Invention or Traces of an Ancient Initiation Ritual?
ABSTRACT: There are no sources which explicitly describe the complete initiation ritual of a pre-Christian king in ancient Scandinavia. However, there are sources from Scandinavia and Europe more broadly describing medieval royal inaugurations that may be based on older ceremonies related to the ini...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2022
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Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 2022, Volume: 74, Pages: 89-118 |
| Further subjects: | B
cultic continuation
B Comparative Method B royal inauguration B Initiation B religious legitimation of rulership B Rulers B Mora Stone |
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