Being exposed to large audiences as a villain is a life-changing experience. You may survive, but you will always bear the scars. This book illuminates the... Læs mere
This book explores the representation of witchcraft in early modern drama, situating it within the discourse of scepticism and credulity that... Læs mere
This book examines subsidies – payments made between sovereigns in return for political and military service – in the early modern period. It explores how such payments shaped diplomacy, princes’ honour, the construction of states and early modern society. -- .
Heritopia creatively investigates the meaning of the past in the present, using Abu Simbel and other World Heritage sites as points of departure. It paves the way... Læs mere
This study explores the radical shift in notions of incest in Sweden from 1680 to 1940, a period in which the country went from having the... Læs mere
This book tells the story of how modern environmentalism emerged at a remarkably early stage in postwar Sweden. It sheds new light on... Læs mere
This book combines new approaches to Bergman’s films and writings with more traditional analyses of widely acclaimed masterpieces like Smiles of a Summer Night and... Læs mere
Vocal expressions in the borderland between song and speech in some Asian, and one Native American, cultures are studied through a new methodology which combines ethnomusicology and linguistics. -- .
This study shows how the Humboldt gave direction to debates around higher education in Germany and investigates the ways in which his ideas have been appropriated for various purposes in different historical contexts and epochs. -- .
This book explores the theme of religious Enlightenment in the Nordic countries during the long eighteenth century. The volume’s fourteen chapters investigate how Lutheran confessional culture became intertwined with Enlightenment ideas and practices. -- .
This book tells the story of how a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Jews in Hungary became a symbol after his disappearance in January 1945. A... Læs mere
Based on more than thirty years’ fieldwork, this book aims to increase the understanding of music played on elaborate... Læs mere