The Burden of History: Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the Biography of Landscape
The importance of landscape has long been recognized within monastic studies, both as an economic and spiritual resource. This paper focuses on the surrounding landscape of a single monastic site, that is Kirkjubæjarklaustur on Síða (south Iceland), one of the two female monasteries established in M...
Main Author: | Sigrún Hannesdóttir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/665 |
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