Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England - Religion, Ritual, and Rulership in the Landscape

Zusatztext a truly interdisciplinary project ... Semple is able to paint a much more complex and detailed picture of her topic than would be possible based on the archaeological evidence alone ... this important and informative volume clears the way for subsequent work to be even more specific and definitive within the broad parameters established here. In so doing, it lays the crucial groundwork for a better, more thorough, and more interdisciplinary understanding of how the Anglo-Saxons apprehended and appropriated the past of the lands they settled. Informationen zum Autor Sarah Semple is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Semple, Sarah (Professor of Archaeology Semple, Sarah (Senior Lecturer in Archaeology Semple, Semple Sarah
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2013
• EAN: 9780199683109
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968310-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Medieval History and Archaeology; Medieval History and Archaeolo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Archäologie, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Europe, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Medieval European archaeology