{"product_id":"language-of-power-viar-p-lsson-9780935995213","title":"Language of Power: Feasting and Gift-Giving in Medieval Iceland and Its Sagas","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLanguage of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, Vir P疝sson addresses pre-modern European power relationships that provide the context for narratives of feasts and exchanges of gifts so conspicuous in the Icelandic sagas. Vir's point of departure considers 'comparative perspectives on rituals, the sociology of power, and pre-state political cultures in Europe, ' focusing on medieval Europe and its political and cultural heritage from classical antiquity, before proceeding to a similar contemplation of sagas of kings of Norway and sagas of the Icelandic commonwealth. In writing for scholars of Icelandic sagas and for scholars of medieval European cultures of power, Vir analyzes in depth the demonstrative character of friendship in this pre-modern world as it derives from classical manifestations of \u003ci\u003eamicitia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vir P疝sson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0935995218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780935995213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Vir P疝sson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120443093247,"sku":"9780935995213","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a551b342-08b3-4b29-8536-bbdf71c473f8.jpg?v=1687414339","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-of-power-viar-p-lsson-9780935995213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}