Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England
Religion, Ritual, and Rulership in the Landscape
Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities perceived and used these monuments during the period AD 400-1100. Sarah Semple employs archaeological, historical, art historical, and literary sources to study the variety of ways in which the early medieval population of England used the prehistoric legacy inthe landscape, exploring it from temporal and geographic perspectives. Key to the arguments and ideas presented is the premise that populations used these remains, intentionally and knowingl…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-258536-3
- EAN: 9780192585363
- Produktnummer: 31950295
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 350 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 13'816 KB
- Abbildungen: 55 illustrations, including a colour plate section
Über den Autor
Sarah Semple is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University.
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