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Book SynopsisThe culture of early Anglo-Saxon England explored from an inter-disciplinary perspective. A stimulating contribution to the field of Anglo-Saxon studies. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY A mind-stretching read. NOTES AND QUERIES The papers contained in this volume, by leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of social, economic and ideological aspects of the culture of early Anglo-Saxon England, from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The status of `Anglo-Saxondom' and `Englishness' as cultural and ethnic categories are a recurrent focus of debate, while other topics include the reconstruction of settlement patterns; social and political structures; farming in medieval England; and the spiritual world of the Anglo-Saxons. As a whole, the contributionsoffer fascinating insights into key contemporary research questions and projects, and into the character and problems of interdisciplinary approaches. Dr JOHN HINES is Reader in the School of History and Archaeology atthe University of Wales, Cardiff. Contributors: WALTER POHL, IAN WOOD, DELLA HOOKE, DOMINIC POWLESLAND, HEINRICH HÄRKE, THOMAS CHARLES-EDWARDS, PATRIZIA LENDINARA, PETER FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER SCULL, JANE HAWKES, D.N. DUMVILLE, JOHN HINES, GIORGIO AUSENDA
Trade ReviewA stimulating contribution to the field of Anglo-Saxon studies. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
A mind-stretching read. * NOTES AND QUERIES *
Table of ContentsEthnic names and identities in the British Isles - a comparative perspective, Walter Pohl; before and after the migration to Britain, Ian Wood; the Anglo-Saxons in England in the 7th and 8th centuries - aspects of location in space, Della Hooke; early Anglo-Saxon settlements, structures, form and layout, D. Powlesland; early Anglo-Saxon social structure, H. Harke; Anglo-Saxon kinship revisited, T. Charles-Edwards; the Kentish laws, P. Lendinara; farming in early medieval England - some fields for thought, P.J. Fowler; urban centres in pre-Viking England?, C. Scull; symbolic lives - the visual evidence, A.J. Hawkes; the terminology of overkingship in early Anglo-Saxon England, D.N. Dumville; religion - the limits of knowledge, John Hines; current issues and future directions in the study of early Anglo-Saxon England, Giorgio Ausenda.
