Saxo Grammaticus hierocratical conceptions and Danish hegemony in the thirteenth century / by André Muceniecks.
| Author/creator | Muceniecks, André |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Kalamazoo, [Michigan] : ARC Humanities Press, [2017] |
| Description | xix, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | CARMEN monographs and studies |
| Contents | Denmark and the Baltic in the thirteenth century -- The work -- Political conceptions -- Euhemerism and the East in Saxo Grammaticus -- Virtues and values in Saxo Grammaticus : the four cardinal virtues -- The thematic of the counsellor -- Conclusion remarks -- Gesta Danorum/List of Abbreviations -- Other primary sources -- Appendix 1: List of the kings in the books I to VIII of the Gesta Danorum -- Appendix 2: Rulers and archbihops of Denmark in relation to the events in Baltic, empire and papacy -- Appendix 3: Genealogy of the Valdemarian kings. |
| Scope and content | "This works analyzes the transitions of the twelfth to thirteenth centuries in Denmark, particularly in the context of the Northern Crusades. Our main primary source is the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus, a Danish cleric"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016050562 |
| ISBN | 9781942401131 (hardbound : alkaline paper) |
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