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More than mythology [[electronic resource] ] : narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian religions / / edited by Catharina Raudvere & Jens Peter Schjødt



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Titolo: More than mythology [[electronic resource] ] : narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian religions / / edited by Catharina Raudvere & Jens Peter Schjødt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 201.42
Soggetto topico: Mythology, Norse
Soggetto geografico: Scandinavia Religion
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: RaudvereCatharina  
SchjødtJens Peter  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Religion
Sommario/riassunto: Written 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
Titolo autorizzato: More than mythology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 91-87121-30-1
91-87121-31-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910541114603321
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