Monastic Iceland

Monastic Iceland provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Historiography of Medieval Monasticism in Iceland; 3. The Making of Icelandic Society; 4. The Christianization; 5. The Monastic Landscape; 6. Visiting the Monastic Houses; 7. Disruptive Events; 8. The Monastic Communities; 9. Iceland's Five Hundred Years of Monasticism: The End

About the author

Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Iceland. Her main interests lie in the field of medieval monasticism, feminism, and gender archaeology. Steinunn has published two monographs in Icelandic. Both books were nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize. Steinunn was the head of Department of Philosophy, History and Archaeology, University of Iceland, from 2018 to 2022.

Summary

Monastic Iceland provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation.

Product details

• Authors: Steinunn (Department of Archaeolo Kristjansdottir, Steinunn (Department of Archaeology Kristjansdottir, Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032420714
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242071-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity