LEADER 03337nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910463488803321 005 20210618115302.0 010 $a0-203-32261-4 010 $a1-134-94469-1 010 $a0-203-40850-0 010 $a1-280-05218-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519426 035 $a(EBL)178509 035 $a(OCoLC)646717788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178509 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178509 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10060632 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5218 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519426 100 $a19921026d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe lost beliefs of northern Europe$b[electronic resource] /$fHilda Ellis Davidson 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (190 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-04937-7 311 $a0-415-04936-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-171) and index. 327 $a1. Help from Archaeology. Sacred space. The burial at Vix. The ship-burial at Sutton Hoo. The ball at Yeavering. The Strettweg Wagon. The Gundestrup Cauldron. The memorial stones of Gotland. The contribution of archaeology -- 2. Glimpses of the Gods. Early amulets. Stones from the Roman provinces. Myths and monuments. Naming after the gods. Divine names and titles -- 3. The Gods in the Myths. Sources of the myths. The divine world. Myths of the divine community. Myths of Odin. Myths of Thor. Myths of Loki. Other deities in the myths -- 4. The Cults of the Northern Gods. Communal worship. Cults of the battle-gods. The cult of Odin. The cult of Thor. The cult of Freyr -- 5. Goddesses and Guardian Spirits. The cult of the Great Goddess. The local goddesses. Guardian spirits. The cult of the dead -- 6. Contacts with the Otherworld. The early centuries. Funeral symbolism. Communication with the Otherworld. Holy places. Fitting the pieces together -- 7. The Interpreters. The medieval Christian viewpoint. The first collectors. The solar myths. Ritual and myth. The structure of myth. The approach of Dumezil. Outside influences. 330 $aFragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe. 606 $aCelts$xReligion 606 $aGermanic peoples$xReligion 606 $aMythology, Norse 607 $aEurope, Northern$xReligion 607 $aEurope, Northern$xAntiquities 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCelts$xReligion. 615 0$aGermanic peoples$xReligion. 615 0$aMythology, Norse. 676 $a291/.0936 700 $aDavidson$b H. R. Ellis$g(Hilda Roderick Ellis),$f1914-2006.$0198258 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463488803321 996 $aThe lost beliefs of northern Europe$91972184 997 $aUNINA