Medieval Scandinavian Studies—Whence, Whereto, Why
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Alexander van Nahl (0000-0002-7553-9735, University of Iceland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 70 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h11030070 |
| OpenAlex | W4281690599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 47 |
Medieval Scandinavian Studies started emerging as a discipline in the 19th century, at a time when Old Norse literature had become an important source both for the reconstruction of an alleged Germanic worldview, and the substantiation of national political claims. Scholars in the early 20th century consolidated this view, and thereby even coined public ideas of a Germanic past that became influential in the reception of the Middle Ages in general. To the present day, the popular fascination with these Middle Ages thus is strongly informed by Old Norse sources, and a wealth of recent adaptations seem to perpetuate this view. However, the same sources, as well as earlier scholarship, are used by extremist groups to substantiate populist and racist claims. Scholars in Medieval Scandinavian Studies find themselves at the intersection of these conflicting and yet connected spheres of appropriation. Their task to take a stance in this situation is all the more challenging as the international field struggles with cutbacks of budgets, study programs, and institutes. The present special issue seeks to bring together current opinions on this ambivalent state
Ambivalence · Ancient history · Appropriation · Archaeology · Epistemology · Historiography · Medieval studies · Middle Ages · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Classics · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
Communication, Community, Compromise, and Compassion
In Search of the Viking Type
On “Post-ness”
Scandinavian Studies in Germany with a Special Focus on the Position of Old and Modern Icelandic
Scandinavian Studies in Germany
“Almost Like Family. Or Were They?” Vikings, Frisian Identity, and the Nordification of the Past
Selective female infanticide in the Viking Age
The Pre-Christian Religions of the North
Die Welt des Nordens
Studies in Medievalism XXIX
The Germanic Tribes, the Gods and the German Far Right Today
Northern Myths, Modern Identities
Zur Geschichte der Gleichung "germanisch - deutsch"
Germanenprobleme in heutiger Sicht
Transdisciplinarity—A Bold Way into the Academic Future, from a European Medievalist Perspective and or the Rediscovery of Philology
Half-Remembering and Half-Forgetting? On Turning the Past of Old Norse Studies into a Future of Old Norse Studies
Reflections on Key Issues in Human Life
The Challenges of the Humanities, Past, Present, and Future
Indigenous Futures and Medieval Pasts
Scandinavism
Germanische Altertumskunde im Wandel
Medieval studies
Racial ideology as elite discourse
Report of the President of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Nordic Whiteness
Nordicism and Modernity
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |