02804nam 2200565 a 450 991045323580332120200520144314.091-87121-30-191-87121-31-X(CKB)2550000001133426(EBL)946163(OCoLC)796383042(SSID)ssj0000696170(PQKBManifestationID)12240032(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696170(PQKBWorkID)10678063(PQKB)10878302(MiAaPQ)EBC946163(Au-PeEL)EBL946163(CaPaEBR)ebr10576172(EXLCZ)99255000000113342620120709d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMore than mythology[electronic resource] narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian religions /edited by Catharina Raudvere & Jens Peter SchjødtLund, Sweden Nordic Academic Press20121 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.91-85509-71-X 1-306-01884-6 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Copyright; Contents; 1. The Study of Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions; 2. Mythic Acts; 3. The Merits and Limits of Comparative Philology; 4. Diet and Deities; 5. Fictive Rituals in Völuspá; 6. Continuity, Change and Regional Variation in Old Norse Religion; 7. Gender, Sexuality and the Supranormal; 8. Literary Representation of Oral Religion; 9. 'Religious Ruler Ideology' in Pre-Christian Scandinavia; 10. Reflections on Aims and Methods in the Study of Old Norse ReligionWritten by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor, and the end of the world approaching in Ragnarök. However, pre-Christian religion consisted of so much more than mythic imagery and legends, and has lingered for long in folk tradition. Exploring the religion of the North through an interdisciplinary approach, the book sheds new light on a number Mythology, NorseScandinaviaReligionElectronic books.Mythology, Norse.201.42Raudvere Catharina690916Schjødt Jens Peter912007MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453235803321More than mythology2042161UNINA