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Tables of Contents for Feud in the Icelandic Saga
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xvii
Introduction
1
23
Feud in Saga Narrative: Its Roots in Icelandic Society
24
23
The Syntax of Narrative Elements
47
16
Units of Travel and Information and the Feudeme of Conflict
63
11
The Feudeme of Advocacy
74
24
The Feudeme of Resolution
98
16
Feud Clusters and Feud Chains
114
29
The Importance of Land in Saga Feud
143
18
Two Sets of Feud Chains in Njals saga
161
30
Saga Narrative with Low Cluster Density
191
14
Conclusion
205
72
Appendixes
A. A Brief Account of Legal and Social Terms
209
13
B. Examples of Conflict
222
23
Material Sources of Conflict
223
11
Nonmaterial Sources of Conflict
234
11
C. Examples of Advocacy
245
14
Brokerage
245
9
Self-Advocacy
254
2
Goading
256
1
Information Passing
257
2
D. Examples of Resolution
259
18
Arbitration
260
5
Direct Resolution
265
7
Rejected Resolution
272
5
Index
277