essay

Introduction: Text, life, and saga

from sagas to society : comparative approaches to early iceland • Enfield Lock, Middlesex, Uk • Published In 1992 • Pages: 1-25

By: Gísli Pálsson.

Abstract
The Icelandic sagas have been extensively studied as pieces of text, as literarly and historical documents, and as potentially valuable sources of ethnographic information on early Iceland and medieval Scandinavia. As a source of cultural data, this essay examines the sagas from the standpoint of how they can be used to extract information about social life and its transformation, and their ethnographic and historical validity.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Verbal arts
Status, role, and prestige
Districts
culture
Early Icelanders
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
medieval period
Coverage Place
Iceland
Notes
=Gísli Pálsson
For bibliographical references see document 10: [Gísli Pálsson]
LCCN
93150093
LCSH
Icelanders