| Description |
1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Series |
Critical Heritages of Europe Series |
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Critical Heritages of Europe Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Mythopoetic Viking in European Cultural Heritage -- Section I Viking Tourism, Living-history, and Re-enactment as European Cultural Heritage -- 2 Cross-Cultural Contact, the Tourist Gaze, and Viking Heritage Spaces -- 3 Viking Hiking and Other Time Travel -- 4 Vikings in Historical Pageants and Public Events -- 5 Viking Re-enactment -- Section II Perspectives on Vikings in European Popular Culture -- 6 Towards Inclusive Interpretations |
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7 Alcohol Consumption, Masculinity, and the Modern Viking -- 8 Viking and Old Norse Memoryscapes in Comics -- 9 Vikings and Gaming: Cultural Representations of the North in Video Games -- Section III Vikings in European Museums, Heritage, and Politics -- 10 Reconstructing Viking Ships in European Cultural Heritage Institutions -- 11 Uncanny Encounters with Iceland's Vikings at the Saga Museum -- 12 Runes and Racism -- 13 Political Uses of the Viking Age: The Sweden Democrats and the Danish People's Party -- Conclusion -- 14 Towards Public Viking Research -- Index |
| Summary |
Viking Heritage and History in Europe presents new research and perspectives on the use of the Vikings in public history, especially in relation to museums, re-creation, and re-enactment in a European context |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Civilization, Viking.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nyzell, Stefan
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| ISBN |
9781003861409 |
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1003861407 |
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