Looting or Missioning. Insular and Continental Sacred Objects in Viking Age Contexts in Norway, Hardback - Egil Mikkelsen

Presents a new interpretation of sacred objects found in pagan Viking graves as indicating their introduction by Christian missionaries and re-exam...

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Presents the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiratio...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Vikings The predominant modern image of the mighty Viking warriors has become that of the warmonger and mara...

Examines how educational policy makers, curriculum developers, educators, learners and social activists can utilize the hitherto untapped rich reso...

Publisher: Aarhus University PressIllustration(s): colour photos & mapsNumber of pages: 378Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 302 x 222 x 36Cover ty...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of the Vikings The predominant modern image of the mighty Viking warriors has become that of the warmong...

The Norwegian constitution is the second oldest in the world and has much to teach the world about balancing the rule of law against majority rule....

A fresh argument for rioting and looting as our most powerful tools for dismantling white supremacy.Looting -- a crowd of people publicly, openly, ...

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This book focuses on the broad concept of 'controversy' and issues pertaining to the translation of politically and historically controversial text...

What are the obstacles and challenges teachers and students face in their respective school settings and how do they grapple with and overcome them...

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A history of the peoples of Britain, in the century and a half between the first Viking raids and the expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.

Medicine, Magic and Art in Early Modern Norway is essential for those looking to advance their studies in magical beliefs and practices in early mo...

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Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbri...

The term "secular" inspires thinking about disenchantment, periodization, modernity, and subjectivity. The essays in Sacred and Secular Transaction...

In The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change, David Tacey presents a unique psychological study of the postsecular, adding...

Expanded and updated, Charles Eisenstein's classic treatise on capitalism, currency, and the gift economy. This revised version traces the history ...

Through an analysis of glass beads from four key study regions in Britain, the book aims to explore the role that this object played within the net...

This unique collection makes available, for the first time, translations of medieval Italian jurisprudence, including commentaries, tracts, and leg...

This anthology of Buddhist texts in translation provides a framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instiga...

A unique collection of 100 items associated with Napoleon that explore a great variety of the events that influenced him, to try to dispassionately...

Interdisciplinary study of chapels provides a more complex and fuller picture of engagement with the Church and Christianity in the Middle Ages.

Unearthed by a metal detectorist in 2014, 'the Galloway Hoard' is the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. Th...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): T. Richard BlurtonIllustration(s): 479 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimen...

Reducere. This yoga manual accompanies the "I Am A Woman" reader and has been organized by topic so that you can focus on a particular discipline within your...

Secret Alliances is an authoritative new perspective on some of the most remarkable exploits of the Second World War.

A large-scale investigation into grave goods (c. 4000 BC-AD 43), enabling a new level of understanding of mortuary practice, material culture, tech...

A unique collection of items that between them reveal the story and development of the German air raids on Britain in the First World War.

Reducere. The field of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has experienced a considerable shift over the years in the theories, princi...

Ethics has become a particularly relevant topic for discussion and a subject for serious study. It has a very long tradition, of course; but nowada...

This edited book expands the current scholarship on teaching world languages for social justice and equity in K-12 and postsecondary contexts in th...

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Reducere. Cultivate the potential for deeper connection in every conversation."To think of conversation as a sacred art challenges us to imagine all the conv...

This book studies the complex relationship of religion to modernity and argues that modernity should be understood as the consequence, not the caus...

In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples ...

Churches often realize they need to change. But if they're not careful, the way they change can hurt more than help.In this culmination of his well...

The World Cup in 100 Objects tells the almost 90-year history of the world's most celebrated sporting event from a unique perspective and proudly b...

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This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced...

Illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice