Handel och kristnande: Den långväga handeln och Sveriges kristnande
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Trade and Christianization : Long-distance Trade and the Christianization of Sweden (English)
Abstract [en]
This essay examines, from a religious psychological perspective and with references to current religious psychological theories, possible connections between long-distance trade and the spread of Christianity in Scandinavia, in particular the parts which would become present-day Sweden.
Abstract [sv]
Uppsatsen undersöker utifrån ett religionspsykologiskt perspektiv och aktuell religionspsykologisk teoribildning handelns möjliga roll i kristnandeprocessen i Skandinavien, med särskild fokus på det blivande Sverige.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 55
Keywords [en]
trade networks, psychology of religion, transaction costs, dominance, prestige, supernatural monitoring, supernatural punishment, divine reward, divine punishmet, morality, prosociality, Big God, christianization, trust, cross-religious trust, Viking Age, Silk Road, conversion, paganism
Keywords [sv]
Kristnande, kristnandeprocessen, handelsnätverk, Sidenvägen, handel, religionspsykologi, förkristen religion, övernaturlig övervakning, övernaturlig bestraffning, prosocialt beteende, trovärdighetssignalering, prestige, dominans, vördnad, tillit, religionsskifte, vikingatid
National Category
Religious Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-210514OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-210514DiVA, id: diva2:1773088
Supervisors
Examiners
2023-06-222023-06-222025-04-01Bibliographically approved