"A Considered Conversion": The Conscious Choice to Accept Christianity by the Populace of Iceland and Greenland in the Era of Scandinavian Conversion

A Considered Conversion: The Conscious Choice to Accept Christianity by the Populace of Iceland and Greenland in the Era of Scandinavian Conversion Robert A. Burt Department of History, BYU Master of Arts Most studies of the Christianization of Scandinavia attribute the phenomenon to the influence o...

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Main Author: Burt, Robert A.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2011
Subjects:
Conversion
Scandinavia
Christianity
Iceland
Greenland
Roger Stark
Rodney Finke
Íslendingabók
Landnámabók
Kristni saga
Njáls saga
History
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2928
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/etd/article/3927/viewcontent/ETD_CISOPTR_2974.pdf
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Summary:A Considered Conversion: The Conscious Choice to Accept Christianity by the Populace of Iceland and Greenland in the Era of Scandinavian Conversion Robert A. Burt Department of History, BYU Master of Arts Most studies of the Christianization of Scandinavia attribute the phenomenon to the influence of powerful kings. However, many times the conversion experiences of Iceland and Greenland are either ignored, or tied to the influence of these distant kings. This thesis unites sociological ideas relating to conversion along social and familial lines, ideas introduced by Roger Stark and Rodney Finke, with historical details of Icelandic and Greenland family genealogies found in Íslendingabók, Landnámabók, Kristni saga, and Njáls saga to demonstrate a clear pattern of Christian conversion along social and familial lines on the islands of Iceland and Greenland during the era of Scandinavian Conversion.

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