Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland

The present study has a double primary aim. Firstly, it seeks to analyze the sociopolitical functionality of feasting and gift giving as modes of political communication in later twelfth- and thirteenth-century Iceland, primarily but not exclusively through its secular prose narratives. Secondly, it...

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Main Author: Palsson, Vidar
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2010
Subjects:
Medieval History
Icelandic & Scandinavian Literature
Feast
Feasting
Gift
Gift giving
Power
Ritual
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/581528js
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spelling ftcdlib:qt581528js 2023-05-15T16:45:54+02:00 Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland Palsson, Vidar 198 2010-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/581528js http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5r49vxf en eng eScholarship, University of California http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/581528js qt581528js http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5r49vxf public Palsson, Vidar. (2010). Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland. UC Berkeley: History. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/581528js Medieval History Icelandic & Scandinavian Literature Feast Feasting Gift Gift giving Power Ritual dissertation 2010 ftcdlib 2016-09-23T22:54:33Z The present study has a double primary aim. Firstly, it seeks to analyze the sociopolitical functionality of feasting and gift giving as modes of political communication in later twelfth- and thirteenth-century Iceland, primarily but not exclusively through its secular prose narratives. Secondly, it aims to place that functionality within the larger framework of the power and politics that shape its applications and perception. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Iceland University of California: eScholarship
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Icelandic & Scandinavian Literature
Feast
Feasting
Gift
Gift giving
Power
Ritual
spellingShingle Medieval History
Icelandic & Scandinavian Literature
Feast
Feasting
Gift
Gift giving
Power
Ritual
Palsson, Vidar
Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland
topic_facet Medieval History
Icelandic & Scandinavian Literature
Feast
Feasting
Gift
Gift giving
Power
Ritual
description The present study has a double primary aim. Firstly, it seeks to analyze the sociopolitical functionality of feasting and gift giving as modes of political communication in later twelfth- and thirteenth-century Iceland, primarily but not exclusively through its secular prose narratives. Secondly, it aims to place that functionality within the larger framework of the power and politics that shape its applications and perception.
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title_short Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland
title_full Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland
title_fullStr Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Power and Political Communication. Feasting and Gift Giving in Medieval Iceland
title_sort power and political communication. feasting and gift giving in medieval iceland
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