IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1543: Performative Aspects of the Norse Cultural Landscape
Thursday 9 July 2015, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Viking Society for Northern Research |
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Organiser: | Alison Finlay, Department of English & Humanities, Birkbeck, University of London |
Moderator/Chair: | Paul Gazzoli, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Paper 1543-a | Levels of Cult Practice: Theoretical Approaches to Public/Private Religious Ritual in the Late Iron Age (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Pagan Religions |
Paper 1543-b | At the Assembly: A Study of Ritual Space (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Pagan Religions |
Paper 1543-c | A Viking Age Funeralscape on the Isle of Eigg: The Practicalities of Performance (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Pagan Religions |
Abstract | This panel investigates the place of performance in the Norse cultural landscape during the Late Iron Age (including the Viking Age), drawing upon findings from recent fieldwork. Luke John Murphy (Aarhus University) provides a theoretical discussion of the public/private settings of religious ritual in Late Iron-Age Scandinavia, Alexandra Sanmark (University of the Highlands and Islands) investigates the performative aspects of Late Iron Age assemblies, and Shane McLeod (University of Stirling) discusses the practical aspects of performance during a Viking funeral, looking particularly at the burial mounds on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland. |