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Emnekatalog: KH628
KH628 - Transformations of Religion and Society: The Christianisation of
Norway in the Viking Age
Faglærer:
Jan Schumacher, Jan.Schumacher@mf.no
Studiepoeng: 10
Undervises:
Høst
Generell informasjon
KH628 is an elective in-depth study of the Christianisation of Norway in the Viking Age.
Studiepoengreduksjon
Not applicable.
Studiekrav
The student is required to
- write an article (consisting of 2800-maximum 4000 words), subject for the article is to be agreed upon with the course tutor,
- submit a draft consisting of subject, problem and data for the article,
- write a book report/analysis from the reading list (consisting of 1000-1200 words),
- give an evaluation of the course and the teaching if the course is chosen for it the semester in question.
Vurdering
To gain credits for the course the student has to pass all the course works/¬assignments. Finally, the article will be assessed with a
grade (A-F).
Mål og innhold
The aim with this course is to gain a comprehensive perspective on the different stages of the Christianisation of Norway during the
Viking Age, within the perspective of the cultural relation of the Norwegians to Christian centres in Europe.
The student is expected to obtain
- thorough knowledge about the main outline of the recent scholarly debate on the expansion of Christianity in the Northern Europe
between app. 800 - 1050,
- thorough knowledge about the distinguishing features of Christian faith and life (praxis), with a particular focus on the Christian
culture on the British isles in the same period of time,
- thorough knowledge about the relationship between Christianity's expansion to Norway, and transformation of society and culture,
- thorough knowledge about the tension between conceptions and praxis of pre-Christian religion and the Christian faith and cult in its
early stage in Norway.
Litteratur
LITTERATUR
- "The Church law, from: The Gulathing law" i The Earliest Norwegian laws : being the Gulathing law and the Frostathing law redaktør
Larson, Laurence M. New York: Columbia Univiversity Press, 1935, s. 34-61 (Kompendium)(Kildelitteratur).
- Abrams, Lesley, "Kings and bishops and the conversion of the anglo-saxon and scandinavian kingdoms" i Church and people in Britain
and Scandinavia redaktør Brohed, Ingmar Lund: Lund University Press, 1996, s. 15-28 (Kompendium).
- Bagge, Sverre, "The Middle ages" i Making a historical culture : historiography in Norway redaktør Hubbard, William H. Oslo:
Scandinavian University Press, 1995, s. 111-131 (Kompendium).
- Brown, Peter Robert Lamont, ""Introduction", "In gear dagum", "In days of yore", "Northern Christendom and its past"" i The rise of
Western Christendom : triumph and diversity, A.D. 200-1000 Oxford: Blackwell, 2003, s. 1-34, 463-488 .
- Cavill, Paul, Vikings : fear and faith in Anglo-Saxon England London: HarperCollins, 2001, s. xvii, 361 p. .
- Edsman, Carl-Martin, "Opening address at the Symposium on Encounters between Religions in Old Nordic Times and on Cultic
Place-Names" i Old Norse and Finnish religions and cultic place-names : based on papers read at the Symposium on Encounters between
Religions in Old Nordic Times and on Cultic Place-Names held at Åbo, Finland, on the 19th-21st of August 1987 redaktør Ahlbäck, Tore
Åbo: 1990, s. 9-34 (Kompendium).
- Finnestad, Ragnhild B., "The study of the christianization of the nordic countries : some reflections" i Old Norse and Finnish religions and
cultic place-names : based on papers read at the Symposium on Encounters between Religions in Old Nordic Times and on Cultic
Place-Names held at Åbo, Finland, on the 19th-21st of August 1987 redaktør Ahlbäck, Tore Åbo: 1990, s. 256-272 (Kompendium).
- Fuglesang, Signe Horn, "Crucifixion iconography in viking Scandinavia" i Proceedings of the eighth Viking Congress Århus 24-31 August
1977 redaktør Foote, Peter et al. [Odense]: Odense University Press, 1981, s. 73-94 (Kompendium).
- Gräslund, Anne-Sofie, "Pagan and Christian in the age of conversion" i
Proceedings of the Tenth Viking Congress, Larkollen, Norway 1985 redaktør Knirk, James E. Oslo: 1987, s. 81-94 (Kompendium).
- Pluskowski, A. og Patrick, Ph., "How do you pray to God : fragmentation and variety in early medieval Christianity" i The Cross goes
north : processes of conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300 redaktør Carver, M. O. H. Woodbridge: York Medieval Press, 2003, s.
29-57 (Kompendium).
- Rekdal, J.E., "Interaction of pagan and Christian traditions in mediaeval irish narratives" i Collegium medievale : tverrfaglig tidsskrift for
middelalderforskning Oslo: Collegium medievale, 1990, s. 5-17 (Kompendium).
- Rekdal, J.E., "Parallels between the norwegian legend of St. Sunniva and irish voyage tales" i Ireland and Scandinavia in the early Viking
Age redaktør Clarke, Howard B. et al. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1998, s. 277-287 (Kompendium).