Arnved Nedkvitne

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The Social Consequences of Literacy in Medieval ScandinaviaHardcover, 1 October 2004

The Social Consequences of Literacy in Medieval Scandinavia
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Print Length
279 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Brepols Publishers
Date Published
1 Oct 2004
ISBN-10
2503514502
ISBN-13
9782503514505

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Between 1000 and 1536 Scandinavia was transformed from a conglomerate of largely pre-state societies to societies with state governments. The state increasingly monopolised 'legitimate' violence. Church and state used literacy to strengthen social control in central and important areas: jurisdiction, religion and accounting. Written laws made social norms more precise and easier to change, a necessity in an increasingly complex society. The basic social transformations of the period cannot be attributed to increasing literacy alone, but the written word rendered them more peaceful and gradual, and strengthened social conformity and cohesion. Writing in Roman letters was introduced late to Scandinavia (ca. 1000 ad); consequently the transition from orality to literacy is better documented than in many other European societies. The rich saga literature from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries emerged at the time that administrative literacy was introduced. Until the fourteenth century, literacy was mainly promoted by church and state in their efforts to pacify and control society. Then the literate elites grew, encompassing ever larger groups of officials, clerks, merchants and artisans, many of whom were now educated in town schools. The resulting elite culture prepared the ground for the development of a proto-national identity.

Product Details

Author:
Arnved Nedkvitne
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 October 2004
Dimensions:
24.84 x 16.76 x 2.49 cm
Genre:
Medieval (500-1453) Studies
ISBN-10:
2503514502
ISBN-13:
9782503514505
Language:
English
Location:
Turnhout
Pages:
279
Weight:
703.07 gm

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