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Begrepp och mentaliteter: äventyr

På svenska

Author

Editor

  • Bo Lindberg

Summary, in English

This paper scrutinizes the Swedish concept of "äventyr" (adventure), originally the key concept of mediaeval chivalric romance, that has become one of the most popular concepts used in contemporary mass media. Influenced by the European development, "äventyr" has been applied in various contexts. A diachronic survey of Swedish sources from 1300 to 2004 enables us to reconstruct changing conceptual fields that can be interpreted as indicators of social and mental change. An analysis of the concept in its social contexts reveals a remarkable shift in our expectations and sense of reality. It also underscores the historicity of the conceptual construction of everyday experience.

Publishing year

2005

Language

Swedish

Pages

158-177

Publication/Series

Trygghet och äventyr. Om begreppshistoria

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Kungliga Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitetsakademien

Topic

  • History of Ideas

Keywords

  • mentalitetshistoria - metodik
  • risk - historiska aspekter
  • begreppshistoria

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 91-7402-349-7