Constructions of Christian Identity in the Northern Periphery: the Sawley World Map in Twelfth-Century England
An exploration of the complex relationship between Christian constructions of identity and the idea of sacrality derived from the ancient Greco-Roman world, this article argues that Christian identity developed uniquely in a specific context, often intertwined with theology and mythology. The comple...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 726-750 |
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Sawley map
/ World map
/ Christianity
/ Identity
/ Theology
/ Mythology
/ History 1100-1200
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| RelBib Classification: | AF Geography of religion CD Christianity and Culture FA Theology KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBF British Isles |
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| Summary: | An exploration of the complex relationship between Christian constructions of identity and the idea of sacrality derived from the ancient Greco-Roman world, this article argues that Christian identity developed uniquely in a specific context, often intertwined with theology and mythology. The complex relationship between the two was crucial in the construction of Christian identity in the lands recently converted, and influenced the authors of world maps from the eleventh century onward. This study investigates how the pagan past and Christian present were incorporated in some world maps, such as the twelfth-century English Sawley map. Thus it offers readers a coherent analysis of early history-writing in northern Europe in the first centuries after conversion. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046920002596 |