Pain, Fear, and the Emotional Regime of Hell: Chieftains and the Church in Thirteenth-Century Iceland

The period between c. 1170 and 1300 saw the most intense political conflict and change in Iceland’s history as bishops, chieftains, and the Norwegian king vied for control. In their campaign to secure a dominant and autonomous position, the Church used Christian vision literature to address the sinf...

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Main Author: Ebbs, Eira Kathleen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Norwegian
Published: Novus forlag 2022
Subjects:
Iceland
Online Access:http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/2110
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spelling ftnovusforlagojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2110 2023-05-15T16:48:28+02:00 Pain, Fear, and the Emotional Regime of Hell: Chieftains and the Church in Thirteenth-Century Iceland Ebbs, Eira Kathleen 2022-12-07 application/pdf http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/2110 nor nor Novus forlag http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/2110/2077 http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/2110 Opphavsrett 2022 Eira Kathleen Ebbs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC-BY-SA Collegium Medievale; Vol. 35 (2022) Collegium Medievale; Vol 35 (2022) 2387-6700 0801-9282 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article Fagfellevurdert artikkel 2022 ftnovusforlagojs 2022-12-07T23:38:06Z The period between c. 1170 and 1300 saw the most intense political conflict and change in Iceland’s history as bishops, chieftains, and the Norwegian king vied for control. In their campaign to secure a dominant and autonomous position, the Church used Christian vision literature to address the sinfulness of the male elite and to attack the foundation of their power, threatening them with the ultimate punishment – everlasting pain in Hell. This message of pain and terror worked to shape an emotional regime of fear, providing the Church with a persuasive tool to use in their struggle against Iceland’s chieftains. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Novus - Online tidsskrifter (Novus forlag)
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title_full Pain, Fear, and the Emotional Regime of Hell: Chieftains and the Church in Thirteenth-Century Iceland
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title_sort pain, fear, and the emotional regime of hell: chieftains and the church in thirteenth-century iceland
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Collegium Medievale; Vol 35 (2022)
2387-6700
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