Research at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
In the video series "Research at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics'", researchers discuss their work at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics".
Cultural memories of pre-Christian Nordic paganism from the Middle Ages to the present day
Scandinavian scholars Roland Scheel and Simon Hauke discuss their academic work in the video series “Research at the Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics’”. In the research project “Paganisations: Remembered Paganism as an Element of Scandinavian and European Identities”, they examine how today's image of the “pagan Viking Age” emerged in the Middle Ages and developed over time. Read more
Mountain settlements in Edom – New perspectives on an Iron Age tribal kingdom
In the video series "Research at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics'", archaeologist Katharina Schmidt talks about her scientific work on the mountain settlements in the Iron Age kingdom of Edom (ca. 700–500 BC), which was located in what is now southern Jordan. Due to their remote location and poor water supply, the mountain settlements of Edom are now mostly interpreted as temporary refuges for pastoral peoples. However, recent investigations as part of a survey project that examined twelve of these settlements in more detail suggest that they were permanent, agriculturally self-sufficient settlements that were sustainably farmed over generations. In the project "Mountain-top sites in Edom: Disentangling politics, religion and economy in an Iron Age tribal kingdom", Katharina Schmidt examines the religious, political and economic entanglements and disentanglements that the mountain settlements had with the rest of Edom. Read more