Tracing the Jerusalem Code
Author | : Ragnhild Johnsrud Zorgati |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 650 |
Release | : 2021-05-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110636567 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110636565 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: With the aim to write the history of Christianity in Scandinavia with Jerusalem as a lens, this book investigates the image – or rather the imagination – of Jerusalem in the religious, political, and artistic cultures of Scandinavia through most of the second millennium. Volume 3 analyses the impact of Jerusalem on Scandinavian Christianity from the middle of the 18. century in a broad context. Tracing the Jerusalem Code in three volumes Volume 1: The Holy City Christian Cultures in Medieval Scandinavia (ca. 1100–1536) Volume 2: The Chosen People Christian Cultures in Early Modern Scandinavia (1536–ca. 1750) Volume 3: The Promised Land Christian Cultures in Modern Scandinavia (ca. 1750–ca. 1920)