Title: Human sacrifice and value: revisiting the limits of sacred violence from an
archaeological and anthropological perspective/edited by Matthew J. Walsh, Sean O'Neill …

According to the New Testament, in sacrificing his son, God executed a sacrifice of the
highest order and thereby saved humanity from original sin. An imbalance between …

In relation to the major topic of the present volume, this article is intended to provide new
methodological and iconographic insights into the cultural adaptation and integration of …

What is a relic? While the concept is largely subjective, it is primarily associated in Western
thought with religious relics, mainly comprised of sacralised human remains. Meanwhile, the …

Formidabel og medrivende fortælling om en af den nordiske histories vigtigste personer,
Olav den Hellige. Samtidig giver bogen et nyt og spændende om livet i Norden i slutningen …

How does one establish the cult of a saint in a newly Christianized country where the
concept of saints and cults are almost unknown? Where does one look for inspiration? To …

In Norwegian medieval history and historiography, the holy king St Olav (995–1030) looms
larger than all other persons. Traditionally, in historical writing, his death in battle in 1030 …