Sökning: "martial society"

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  1. 1. Martial, Book IX : A commentary. Vol. 1, Vol. 2

    Författare :Christer Henriksén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical philology - general; Martial; epigram; Domitian; Silver Latin; panegyric; Statius; Ovid; Greek Anthology; Klassiska språk - allmänt; Classical philology; Klassiska språk; latin; Latin;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of a commentary on Book 9 of the Epigrams of M. Valerius Martialis (ca. 40-104 AD). LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Birka Warrior : the material culture of a martial society

    Författare :Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson; Lena Holmquist Olausson; Heinrich Härke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Birka; martial society; warrior; material culture; distribution patterns; cultural expression; Rus’; Viking Age; Early Middle Age; iconography; style; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby place Birka on the power-political map of the 10th century. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Från stenkrigare till borgjarl : Befästningskonsten i östra Sverige, 375-750 e.Kr

    Författare :Anders Bornfalk Back; Anders Kaliff; Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson; Ingrid Ystgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Iron Age; pre-Viking Age; Scandinavia; Sweden; fortification; architecture; martial; landscape; war; warfare; järnålder; Skandinavien; Sverige; borg; befästning; befästningskonst; arkitektur; landskap; krig; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : The main fortification tradition of pre-Viking Age eastern Sweden consisted of defensive walls built in an advanced dry-stone technique, some including internal timber-lacing and supporting earthen banks. Erected on mountain crests, hillocks, plains and shorelines, these constructions were part of the martial landscape of an immensely transformative period in Scandinavian Iron Age. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The martial politics of biodiversity protection: Wildlife conservation practices in northern Kenya

    Författare :Sara van der Hoeven; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social order; CBNRM; war by conservation; militarism; green militarization; Samburu; environment; the Northern Rangelands Trust NRT ; community conservation;

    Sammanfattning : Wildlife conservation is entangled with broader conflict dynamics in pastoral and semi-arid northern Kenya and tackles livestock theft, road banditry and inter-communal conflict. The thesis aims to better understand this ‘war by conservation’, in which conservation and military-like practices address and tie into wider security issues. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Celebrating with Words : Studies in the Rhetorical Works of the Gaza School

    Författare :David Westberg; Jan Olof Rosenqvist; Ruth Webb; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gaza school; Late Antique rhetoric; Late Antique oratory; epideictic; Choricius of Gaza; Procopius of Gaza; classical tradition; mimesis; panegyric; funeral speeches; wedding speeches; ecphrasis; Classical philology; Klassiska språk; Greek; grekiska;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the School of Gaza, a circle of rhetoricians in Late Antique Palestine. Special attention is paid to Choricius and Procopius of Gaza, and in particular to their epideictic works. LÄS MER