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Title Social identity in early medieval Britain / edited by William O. Frazer and Andrew Tyrrell
Published London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (x, 283 pages) : illustrations
Series Studies in the early history of Britain
Studies in the early history of Britain.
Contents 1. Introduction: Identities in Early Medieval Britain / William O. Frazer -- 2. Ethnicity, Power and the English / John Moreland -- 3. Self-worth and Property: Equipage and Early Medieval Personhood / Nerys Thomas Patterson -- 4. Political and Ethnic Identity: A Case Study of Anglo-Saxon Practice / Barbara Yorke -- 5. Community, Identity and Kingship in Early England / Alex Woolf -- 6. 'Cockle amongst the Wheat': The Scandinavian Settlement of England / Dawn Hadley -- 7. Corpus Saxonum: Early Medieval Bodies and Corporeal Identity / Andrew Tyrrell -- 8. The Berdache or Man-woman in Anglo-Saxon England and Early Medieval Europe / Christopher Knusel and Kathryn Ripley -- 9. Posthumous Obligation and Family Identity / Julia C. Crick -- 10. Class, Space and 'Feudal' Identities in Early Medieval England / Tom Saunders -- 11. Christian Monumental Sculpture and Ethnic Expression in Early Scotland / Stephen T. Driscoll -- 12. Monastic Memory and Identity in Early Anglo-Saxon England / Catherine Cubitt
Summary "This book theorizes early medieval studies in order to better understand early medieval social life and its relation to modern nationalism and ethnicity." "Drawing upon socio-cultural anthropology, social theory and sociology, the contributors address issues and debates within history, archaeology and physical anthropology. The book also participates in wider discussions about social identity, critiquing and revising problematic depictions of 'pre-industrial' social life against which modern scholars so often contrast contemporary Western culture. Such arguments have implications for all historical and archaeological studies. Social Identity in Early Medieval Britain will be welcomed as a valuable addition to medieval studies."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Group identity -- Great Britain -- History
Community life -- Great Britain -- History
Ethnicity -- Great Britain -- History
Social classes -- Great Britain -- History
Civilization, Medieval.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
Civilization, Medieval
Community life
Ethnicity
Group identity
Social classes
Soziale Identität
Aufsatzsammlung
Sociale identiteit.
Sociale klassen.
Etnische groepen.
Sociale ontwikkeling.
Gesellschaft -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Soziale Identität -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056740
Subject Great Britain
England
Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Frazer, William O.
Tyrrell, Andrew, 1970-
LC no. 99086100
ISBN 9781441195029
1441195025
1282012991
9781282012998
9786612012990
6612012994