Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and the History of Religions
Recent Submissions
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Angrepet på Kalmar 1611. Militæradministrative forhold under Kalmarkrigens oppløp og innledende fase
(Master thesis; HIS350, 2018)The purpose of this thesis has been to explore the state of military- and administrative development in the kingdom of Denmark at the outset of the Kalmar War in 1611; and to do so through the perspectives of theories on ... -
Ernst Jüngers autoritære poetikk: En lesning av In Stahlgewittern
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-03)The article deals with Ernst Jünger’s debut novel, In Stahlgewittern (1920), from the perspective of the writer’s position in contemporary debates about the means and objectives of the novel genre. The first part sets out ... -
At the Crossroad of the Ancient World : The role of the kingdom of Kroraina on the Silk Roads between the third and fifth centuries CE
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-04)This dissertation sets out to study the Silk Road exchange network of late antiquity, seeking a framework for how this wide-reaching phenomenon should be understood. It proposes to do so by a novel bottom-up approach to ... -
På Vandreårene i tre år og én dag. En kulturvitenskapelig analyse av tradisjonsverdsettelsen blant svennevandrere
(Master thesis, 2021-01-15)The journeyman years (Wanderjahre) dates back to medieval times. The tradition is still practiced in several countries, such as Germany, today. There are different journeyman organizations, and this thesis is based on seven ... -
Flateretusjerte pilspisser i Hordaland: En typologisk og kronologisk studie
(Master thesis, 2021-01-13)The purpose of this study is to analyse the bifacial arrowheads found in Hordaland county in Western Norway to see if there is any morphological and chronological variation in the material. A typological method was applied ... -
Norwac sitt humanitære bistandsarbeid i Gaza. Langsiktighet og nødhjelp 1994-2009
(Master thesis, 2021-01-09)This master thesis examines how the Palestinian political context affected the Norwegian humanitarian organization Norwac’s activities and projects in Gaza during the time period of 1994 until 2009. Through Norwac’s own ... -
Jesus Kristus på samlebåndet: Kirkens masseproduksjon av religiøse symboler og funksjonene de spiller for medlemmene deres En kvalitativ studie av funksjonene til den masseproduserte og standardiserte kirkekunsten til Jesu Kristi Kirke av De Siste Dagers Hellige på Fantoft
(Master thesis, 2020-12-17)This Master thesis discusses the functions which the standardized religious pictures of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints can have for its members. The Church leading administration have through The Church’s short ... -
Kvinner og sosial status i yngre jernalder - En studie av kvinnegraver med ovale spenner fra Hordaland
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Loppa og Altafjorden i jernalderen - En analyse av arkeologien i landskapet og ressurser i et maritimt nettverk
(Master thesis, 2020-12-16)What can an analysis of the archaeology in the landscape of Loppa and Altafjord tell us about the economy and functionality of the region in the Iron Age? In the science history of Loppa island it has predominantly been ... -
Det materielle og det menneskelige – Natur, produkt og menneskers rolle i eksport fra treforedlingsindustrien i Norge til Kina fra ca. 1890 – 1937.
(Master thesis, 2020-12-12)This thesis’ aim is to analyse how different actors can be interpreted to have been involved in the export of products from the wood processing industry in Norway to China from approximately 1890 – 1937. The main research ... -
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Keramikk fra norske bronsealdergraver : En studie av morfologi, kronologi, forbindelser og deponeringspraksiser i tidsrommet 1700-500 f.Kr.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-27)This thesis provides new, fundamental insights into the morphological features, chronology and development of Bronze Age ceramics from Norwegian burial contexts (1700-500 BC). It furthermore focuses on how different ... -
Fellesskap og individualitet. Kjønna etternamnsval blant norske menn i heterofile parforhold
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-11)Few Norwegian men change their surnames as part of a heterosexual couple. My aim was to understand the meanings men attach to surnames in heterosexual relationships by studying four central topics in men’s surname stories ... -
Marknadsplassar omkring Hardangervidda. Ein arkeologisk og historisk analyse av innlandets økonomi og nettverk i vikingtid og mellomalder
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-01)The period from the late Viking Age to the High Middle Ages, c. 950–1350, was an era of economic expansion, where towns were formed, populations increased, and royal and church power were established. This thesis examines ... -
Fremveksten av offshoreskipsfarten på Vestlandet 1970-2010
(Master thesis, 2020-06-23)This master thesis examines how the offshore shipping in the western part of Norway has developed from 1970 to 2010. Since the offshore shipping is contained by many different shipowning actors. Of this reason the thesis ... -
The Last Elk: A Comparative Study of The Elk Motif in Rock Art at Hjemmeluft Bay in Alta, Arctic Norway.
(Master thesis, 2020-08-19)Oppgaven er en studie av helleristningsfeltene i Hjemmeluft bukt i Alta i Nord-Norge. Det er det største helleristningsfelt registrert i Norge. Samtidig er helleristningsfeltet i Hjemmeluft også den eneste forhistoriske ... -
Islamic Law: The Sources
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)The historiography of the early development of Islamic law, the Sharia, is highly contentious both among Muslims and secular historians. In economic field, this takes the form of the growth of an ‘Islamic banking system’, ...