Dominican Resonances in Medieval Iceland - The Legacy of Bishop Jon Halldorsson of Skalholt (Hardcover)

Dominican Resonances in Medieval Iceland explores the life and legacy of Jon Halldorsson, Bishop of Skalholt (1322-39), a Dominican who had studied the liberal arts in Paris and canon law in Bologna. Combining different disciplinary approaches (literary and intellectual history, manuscript studies, musicology), this book aims to examine the conditions under which literate culture thrived in 14th-century Scandinavia. The studies included in this volume consider Jon Halldorsson's educational background and his contributions as a storyteller to Old Norse literature, focusing especially upon legendary sagas such as Clari saga and examining their link to the Dominican tradition of exempla. The volume also includes critical studies of manuscripts that contain tales and adventures, secular law and canon law, administrative writings, as well as music and liturgy from the province of Nidaros. Combining these various analytical perspectives results in rich insights with broad implications for our understanding of medieval Nordic culture. Contributors are Astrid Marner, Christian Etheridge, Embla Aae, Gisela Attinger, Gottskalk Jensson, Gunnar Hardarson, Hjalti Snaer AEgisson, Karl G. Johansson, Stefan Drechsler, Vedis Ragnheidardottir, and Vidar Palsson

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Northern World, 91
Release date:	August 2021
First published:	2021
Volume editors:	Gunnar Hardarson • Karl-Gunnar Johansson
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	337
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-44879-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	90-04-44879-9
Barcode:	9789004448797

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