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UNINA9910795644703321 |
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Nordvig Mathias |
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Volcanoes in Old Norse mythology : myth and environment in early Iceland / / by Mathias Nordvig [[electronic resource]] |
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Leeds : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2021 |
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1 online resource (156 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Volcanoes - Iceland - History - To 1500 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021). |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Old Norse Mythology between Environment and Literature -- Chapter 2. An Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Iceland -- Chapter 3. Volcanism in Old Norse Cosmogony -- Chapter 4. Volcanoes in the Social Order of Old Norse Mythology -- Chapter 5. Volcanoes as a Cosmological Principle in Old Norse Mythology -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world. |
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UNINA9910798559203321 |
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Autore |
Schorer Nicolas |
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The Dura language : grammar and phylogeny / / by Nicolas Schorer |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2016] |
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1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations |
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Brill's Tibetan Studies Library |
Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region ; ; v. 5/17 |
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Dura language - Grammar |
Dura language - History |
Extinct languages - Nepal |
Lamjung (Nepal : District) Languages |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Dura and Their Language -- 3 A Typological Overview -- 4 Towards a Phonology of Dura -- 5 Lexicon -- 6 Nouns -- 7 Adjectives and Adjectivals -- 8 Verbs -- 9 Adverbs -- 10 Minor Word Classes -- 11 Phylogenetic Evidence -- Appendix -- References -- Index. |
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In The Dura Language: Grammar andamp; Phylogeny Nicolas Schorer provides the definite descriptive account of this hitherto poorly documented language of Lamjung, Nepal. The Dura language is effectively extinct, although attempts at revival may be undertaken by well-intentioned members of Dura ethnicity. On the basis of a comprehensive study and analysis of all of the extant Dura language material, the book outlines the phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, lexical and syntactic properties as well as the phylogenetic position of the language in unprecedented detail. The result of the phylogenetic inquiry will help explain some of the sociocultural realities associated with the Dura community in Nepal and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the linguistic landscape of the Himalayas. |
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