The Burden of History: Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the Biography of Landscape
The importance of landscape has long been recognized within monastic studies, both as an economic and spiritual resource. This paper focuses on the surrounding landscape of a single monastic site, that is Kirkjubæjarklaustur on Síða (south Iceland), one of the two female monasteries established in M...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2980fe859a2c467cafdfb9137f81480a 2023-06-11T04:13:03+02:00 The Burden of History: Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the Biography of Landscape Sigrún Hannesdóttir 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14050665 https://doaj.org/article/2980fe859a2c467cafdfb9137f81480a EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/665 https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444 doi:10.3390/rel14050665 2077-1444 https://doaj.org/article/2980fe859a2c467cafdfb9137f81480a Religions, Vol 14, Iss 665, p 665 (2023) monastic studies monastic archaeology medieval history Icelandic history female monasticism landscape biographies Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14050665 2023-05-28T00:33:02Z The importance of landscape has long been recognized within monastic studies, both as an economic and spiritual resource. This paper focuses on the surrounding landscape of a single monastic site, that is Kirkjubæjarklaustur on Síða (south Iceland), one of the two female monasteries established in Medieval Iceland. Through written sources, legends, and placenames, the aim of this paper is to reconstruct the biography of the landscape from before the founding of the monastery to after the Reformation. In particular, the paper considers how the perceived sacredness of the site of Kirkjubæjarklaustur may have been shaped by stories of Christian settlers prior to the monastic foundation and how the monastic memory informed the way in which the landscape was experienced after the Reformation and beyond. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Kirkjubæjarklaustur ENVELOPE(-18.053,-18.053,63.789,63.789) Religions 14 5 665 |
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The importance of landscape has long been recognized within monastic studies, both as an economic and spiritual resource. This paper focuses on the surrounding landscape of a single monastic site, that is Kirkjubæjarklaustur on Síða (south Iceland), one of the two female monasteries established in Medieval Iceland. Through written sources, legends, and placenames, the aim of this paper is to reconstruct the biography of the landscape from before the founding of the monastery to after the Reformation. In particular, the paper considers how the perceived sacredness of the site of Kirkjubæjarklaustur may have been shaped by stories of Christian settlers prior to the monastic foundation and how the monastic memory informed the way in which the landscape was experienced after the Reformation and beyond. |
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The Burden of History: Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the Biography of Landscape |
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