Pagans in the Early Modern Baltic: Sixteenth-Century Ethnographic Accounts of Baltic Paganism
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the last European polity to renounce paganism and accept the Christian faith, at the end of the fourteenth century. However, the conversion of the Baltic region continued into the early modern period and the ongoing pagan beliefs and practices of Lithuanians and Prus...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leeds
ARC Humanities Press
[2022]
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| Em: | Ano: 2022 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | ARC - Foundations
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Baltikum
/ História 1500-1600
/ Religião
/ Paganismo
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Baltic religion
B Folklore & Mythology / SOCIAL SCIENCE B Prussia B Lithuania B paganism B ethnography B Paganism (Baltic States) History 16th century |
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Cover (Publisher) Volltext (doi) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the last European polity to renounce paganism and accept the Christian faith, at the end of the fourteenth century. However, the conversion of the Baltic region continued into the early modern period and the ongoing pagan beliefs and practices of Lithuanians and Prussians excited the interest of early ethnographers. This volume brings together Jan Łasicki's On the Gods of the Samogitians, Jan Malecki’s Little Book on the Sacrifices and Idolatry of the Old Prussians, and other Latin texts on Baltic paganism, none of which have hitherto been translated into English. A critical introduction places these texts, which are of interest far beyond the field of Central European history, in the contexts of early modern ethnography, Baltic history, and Reformation religious polemic |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (192 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80270-021-3 |
| Acesso: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781802700213 |
