Sarah Semple (Professor of Archaeology, Professor of Archaeology, D

Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England

Religion, Ritual, and Rulership in the Landscape

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Produktbeschreibung

Represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities perceived and used these monuments during the period AD 400-1100.

Produktdetails

• Medieval History and Archaeology
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 782g
• ISBN-13: 9780198844112
• ISBN-10: 0198844115
• Artikelnr.: 56788310

Autorenporträt

Sarah Semple is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University.

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Illustrations
* 1: The Past in the Past: Perspectives and Approaches
* 2: Monuments, Burial, and Identity: Regional Perspectives on Funerary
Reuse
* 3: Ancestral, Spiritual, and Magical? Evidence for pre-Christian
attitudes to the prehistoric
* 4: The Circle and the Cross: Medieval Churches and Prehistoric
Monuments
* 5: Changing Meanings: Monuments in Literature, Art, and Place-Names
* 6: Royal and Religious Theatre: Monuments and Power in Mid to Late
Anglo-Saxon England
* 7: Visions of the Past: The Anglo-Saxons and the Ancient Landscape
* Appendices
* Abbreviations
* Bibliography
* Index