Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200 / / Lars Hermanson.
In this book, Lars Hermanson discusses how religious beliefs and norms steered attitudes to friendship and love, and how these ways of thinking affected social identity and political behaviour. With examples taken from eleventh- and twelfth-century northern Europe, the author investigates why friend...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden,, Boston : : BRILL,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English Swedish |
| Series: | The Northern World
85. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 282 pages) :; illustrations. |
| Notes: | Originally published in Sweden in 2009 as Bärande band : vänskap, kärlek och brödraskap i det medeltida Nordeuropa, ca 1000-1200. |
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| Summary: | In this book, Lars Hermanson discusses how religious beliefs and norms steered attitudes to friendship and love, and how these ways of thinking affected social identity and political behaviour. With examples taken from eleventh- and twelfth-century northern Europe, the author investigates why friendship was praised both by brotherhoods of aristocratic warriors and by brethren within monastery walls. Social and political functions rested on personal connections rather than a strong central state in the High Middle Ages. This meant that friendship was an important pragmatic instrument for establishing social order and achieving success in the game of politics. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004401210 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Lars Hermanson. |