Summary information
Study title
Religion and Money: Economy of Salvation in the Middle Ages, 2017
Creator
Gullbekk, Svein H. (Universitetet i Oslo)
Study number / PID
https://doi.org/10.18712/NSD-NSD2500-V2 (DOI)
Data access
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Abstract
The project map out and discuss the coin findings under the floors of Scandinavian churches. In aggregate, 80 000 coins have been found. These coins reflect individuals' use of coins in relation to God and church. For all intents and purposes, the coins were dropped during sacrifice. Sacrificing money was a universal religious practice throughout western Christianity. The distribution of coins within the churches illuminates religious practice over time, changes in practice and how churches in different places organised and administered the institution of sacrifice.
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Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/2014 - 01/10/2017
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Time dimension
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Object
Universe
Coin finds in Scandinavian churches from ca. 1050 to 1750.
Sampling procedure
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StillImage
Data collection mode
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Funder
The Research Council of Norway
Funder
University of Oslo
Access
Publisher
Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research
Publication year
2022-12-22T00:00:00
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