Through words, not wounds : history and theology in the chronicle of Henry of Livonia / Carsten Selch Jensen.
| Author/creator | Jensen, Carsten Selch author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 289 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | History and theology in the chronicle of Henry of Livonia |
| Series | Outremer: Studies in the Crusades and the Latin East Outremer (Turnhout, Belgium) ; v. 17. ^A1324946 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Sacred History Set in Motion: Legitimation of the Early Mission -- Pagans and Orthodox Christians -- War as Theology -- Work in the Lord's Vineyard : Sacralisation of a Field of Mission -- The Christian Life -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "The chronicle of Henry of Livonia has long been recognized as the single most important source on the early history of Livonia and Estonia in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The chronicler describes in great detail how the people of the region were subjected to intense campaigns of crusading and mission from the 1180s until the 1220s, primarily at the hands of ecclesiastical and secular powers of Northern Germany (Saxony), Denmark and Sweden. The chronicler himself, a German cleric named Henry (Henricus), was not only active in recording the events that happened around him. He also took a very active role as a missionary and interpreter among the indigenous population as well as joining the armies of crusaders on campaign, making this chronicle both a first-hand account and a very intriguing narrative. Papal missionary politics and theological ideas are intermingled in the chronicle with detailed descriptions of military campaigns, raids and sieges, making the entire chronicle a fascinating read. The aim of this book is to clarify the ways in which Henry construes the historical events that he describes, portraying them as the continuation of a form of sacred history that was initiated by God in biblical times and continued by clerics and crusaders among Henry's own peers."-- Publisher's website. |
| General note | "This book presents a revised translation into English of the book Med ord og ikke med slog. Teologi og historieskrivning i Henrik af Letlands krønike, published in 2018 [2019?] by the Danish publishing house GAD A/S in their series Historika."--Preface, page 7. |
| General note | "This study of the chronicle of Henry of Livonia was first published in 2018 in Danish. Since then new research has been published of which I [the author] have only been able to include a tiny fraction in this translation into English. The new research covers both further studies into the chronicle as well as in-depth studies of the medieval societies around the Baltic Sea Region around 1200, especially Livonia and Estonia. These new studies have added new perspectives to our understanding of the history of conquest and Christianisation of the region during the medieval period and will certainly point towards many new research projects."--Afterword, page 259. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-283) and index. |
| ISBN | 9782503580616 |
| ISBN | 2503580610 hardcover |
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