Shaping Religious Identity on the Northern Edge of the Christianitas: Portraits of Pagans and Idolaters in the Twelfth Century Pomerania = Oblikovanje verske identitete na severnem robu christianitasa: podobe poganov in malikovalcev v Pomeraniji dvanajstega stoletja

This study analyses the image of pagans and paganism in Pomerania during the first half of the twelfth century. It also analyses the relationship with idolatry known since early Christianity. The conversion of Pomeranians to Christianity took place by giving up the worship of idols and submission to...

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Published in:Edinost in dialog
Subtitles:Oblikovanje verske identitete na severnem robu christianitasa: podobe poganov in malikovalcev v Pomeraniji dvanajstega stoletja
Main Author: Dragnea, Mihai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani 2021
In: Edinost in dialog
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paganism / Idolatry / Christianization / Apostasy / Crusades
RelBib Classification:BB Indigenous religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KBK Europe (East)
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Summary:This study analyses the image of pagans and paganism in Pomerania during the first half of the twelfth century. It also analyses the relationship with idolatry known since early Christianity. The conversion of Pomeranians to Christianity took place by giving up the worship of idols and submission to the Christian faith. It was the obedience to the German ecclesiastical authorities and the Polish duke that caused the Pomeranians to be regarded as real Christians. This study shows that Pomeranian paganism appears as a Christian construct of a socio-religious identity, created to be an antithesis to Christianity.
ISSN:2385-8907
Contains:Enthalten in: Edinost in dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/76/02/Dragnea