Doing Memory: Medieval Saints and Heroes and Their Afterlives in the Baltic Sea Region (19th–20th centuries)

This anthology is about the representations and uses of medieval saints, heroes, and heroic events as elements of popular, local, and national culture during the 19th and 20th centuries in the Baltic Sea region: Scandinavia, Finland, Baltic countries, Northern Germany and North-Western Russia. Autho...

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Contributors: Heß, Cordelia (Editor) ; Strenga, Gustavs (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2024
In:Year: 2024
Further subjects:B Northern Europe, Scandinavia
B Comparative Literature
B Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
B Social and cultural history
B European history
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Rights Information:CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Summary:This anthology is about the representations and uses of medieval saints, heroes, and heroic events as elements of popular, local, and national culture during the 19th and 20th centuries in the Baltic Sea region: Scandinavia, Finland, Baltic countries, Northern Germany and North-Western Russia. Authors examine the processes of how medieval saints and heroes have been remembered, commemorated, interpreted, used, and reflected during modernity
ISBN:311135119X
Access:Open Access