essay

Spinning goods and tales: market, subsistence and literary productions

from sagas to society : comparative approaches to early icelandEnfield Lock, Middlesex, Uk • Published In 1992 • Pages: 217-230

By: Jón Haukur Ingimundarson.

Abstract
In this essay Ingimundarson introduces new hypotheses and findings derived from his field ethnographic studies in Svalbarðshreppurm, northeast Iceland which he uses in conjunction with anthropological concepts in the interpretation of medieval Icelandic normative and narrative literature (i.e., the sagas). The author also makes suggestions for the development of an extensive methodological and analytical approach in historical anthropology. Furthermore, he also suggests '…how analysis of social drama and diachronic profiles in the sagas,…can be extended to reveal the character and changes in strategies and relations of production and reproduction in the Icelandic Commonwealth in the context of foreign exchange' (pp. 217-218).
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Pastoral activities
Wool production
Production and supply
Internal trade
External trade
Verbal arts
Classes
Districts
culture
Early Icelanders
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
tenth-mid twelfth centuries
Coverage Place
general Iceland
Notes
Jón Haukur Ingimundarson
For bibliographical references see document 10: [Gísli Pálsson]
LCCN
93150093
LCSH
Icelanders