Cremation and Christianity in the Lower Daugava Area in the Tenth to the 13th Century: A Case Study Based on Liv Burials in the Ogresgala Čabas Cemetery

This article returns to the question of whether Christianity in Europe in the High Middle Ages necessarily precluded the cremation of corpses. The question is addressed focusing on the Livs, a West Finno-Ugric society, who lived in the east Baltic region, before they adopted Christianity and during...

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Main Authors: Rūdolfs Brūzis, Roberts Spirģis
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Klaipėda University 2023-12-01
Series:Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis
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Online Access:https://e-journals.ku.lt/doi/10.15181/ahuk.v44i0.2571