Baltic-Finns and Scandinavians : Comparative-Historical Linguistics and the Early History of the Nordic Region

The study investigates how the early nineteenth century invention of comparative-historical linguistics affected European ethnohistoric thought, and how this process altered ethnohistorical research on the early, pre-Christian history of the Nordic region. The case study of the Nordic region (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia) includes the discipline histories of Finno-Ugric studies, linguistics and the larger field of intellectual history. The study examines the ethnohistorical narratives on relations between Finno-Ugric-speaking Baltic-Finns and Indo-European-speaking Scandinavians. The study covers a time period from the Middle Ages until 1900, with a chronological focus on the period 1770-1900.

Grantor dc:publisher

Avd. för idé- och lärdomshistoria, Lunds universitet

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Nilsson, Kristian

• Languages and Literature
• Comparative-historical linguistics
• Baltic-Finns
• Scandinavians
• ethnohistory
• conceptual history
• intellectual history
• the Nordic region

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

urn:isbn:978-91-979095-1-8

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:lup.lub.lu.se:845ed20d-c495-486a-a88f-4e57d9425a81