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Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives [[electronic resource] ] : origins, changes, and interactions / / Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (eds)
| Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives [[electronic resource] ] : origins, changes, and interactions / / Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (eds) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398.209363 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndrenAnders
JennbertKristina RaudvereCatharina |
| Collana | Vägar till Midgård |
| Soggetto topico |
Mythology, Norse
Religion, Prehistoric - Scandinavia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9789185509833
91-85509-83-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; The conference and its context; Old Norse religion; worldview and cosmology; Can archaeologists study prehistoric cosmology?; Narrative worlds, human environments, and poets; Centrality in Old Norse mental landscapes; A world of stone; Bound animal bodies; The imperative way; Homogeneity and heterogeneity in Old Norse cosmology; The gendering of death in eddic cosmology; The Askr and Embla myth in a comparative perspective; The edges of the Old Norse world-view; Hanging on the world tree; ritual and religious practice; Rituals, witnesses, and sagas
Iron in the making - Technology and symbolismThe origins of Old Norse ritual and religion in European perspective; How to sort out ritual from context of practice; Escaping the allure of meaning; Myth and metallurgy; Humans and gods interacting at Augusta Treverorum in Late Antiquity; Performing death; The Roman Iron Age in perspectives and perceptions; Harnessing the hunger; Wolves, serpents, and birds; The horse and its role in Icelandic burial practices, mythology, and society; The heroized dead; Cemeteries and ritual meals; The universe container Rituals and powerRitual building and ritual space; The Uppåkra beaker; Guldgubber; myth and memory; Erfikvæði - myth, ritual, elegy; Myth and the psychology of memory; The generic aspect of the Eddic style; Textual figures of Óðinn; Theories, explanatory models and terminology; Mythology as a mnemonic and literary device in Vatnsdoela saga; Poetry and practice; Where does Old Norse religion end?; Archaeology and sacrifice; Misconceptions concerning paganism and folklore in medieval art; Völuspá and the tree of life; On wind and waves; Potentialities of Loki Interpretations of Ynglingasaga and the MabinogiLove among gods and men; Past memories; Ancient mounds for new graves; Ásgarðr, Miðgarðr, and Útgarðr; What shall we do with Reinaert the Fox?; Heroes, kings, and gods; The advent of the esteemed horseman-sovereign; reception and present-day use; The use and abuse of Old Norse religion; Kings, cowpies, and creation; The "Allgermanische Heidnische Front" and Old Norse religion; The organism within; From queen to sorcerer; Drudgery dwarf; The measures of Old Norse religion in long-term perspective |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453231203321 |
| Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives [[electronic resource] ] : origins, changes, and interactions / / Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (eds)
| Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives [[electronic resource] ] : origins, changes, and interactions / / Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (eds) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398.209363 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndrenAnders
JennbertKristina RaudvereCatharina |
| Collana | Vägar till Midgård |
| Soggetto topico |
Mythology, Norse
Religion, Prehistoric - Scandinavia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9789185509833
91-85509-83-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; The conference and its context; Old Norse religion; worldview and cosmology; Can archaeologists study prehistoric cosmology?; Narrative worlds, human environments, and poets; Centrality in Old Norse mental landscapes; A world of stone; Bound animal bodies; The imperative way; Homogeneity and heterogeneity in Old Norse cosmology; The gendering of death in eddic cosmology; The Askr and Embla myth in a comparative perspective; The edges of the Old Norse world-view; Hanging on the world tree; ritual and religious practice; Rituals, witnesses, and sagas
Iron in the making - Technology and symbolismThe origins of Old Norse ritual and religion in European perspective; How to sort out ritual from context of practice; Escaping the allure of meaning; Myth and metallurgy; Humans and gods interacting at Augusta Treverorum in Late Antiquity; Performing death; The Roman Iron Age in perspectives and perceptions; Harnessing the hunger; Wolves, serpents, and birds; The horse and its role in Icelandic burial practices, mythology, and society; The heroized dead; Cemeteries and ritual meals; The universe container Rituals and powerRitual building and ritual space; The Uppåkra beaker; Guldgubber; myth and memory; Erfikvæði - myth, ritual, elegy; Myth and the psychology of memory; The generic aspect of the Eddic style; Textual figures of Óðinn; Theories, explanatory models and terminology; Mythology as a mnemonic and literary device in Vatnsdoela saga; Poetry and practice; Where does Old Norse religion end?; Archaeology and sacrifice; Misconceptions concerning paganism and folklore in medieval art; Völuspá and the tree of life; On wind and waves; Potentialities of Loki Interpretations of Ynglingasaga and the MabinogiLove among gods and men; Past memories; Ancient mounds for new graves; Ásgarðr, Miðgarðr, and Útgarðr; What shall we do with Reinaert the Fox?; Heroes, kings, and gods; The advent of the esteemed horseman-sovereign; reception and present-day use; The use and abuse of Old Norse religion; Kings, cowpies, and creation; The "Allgermanische Heidnische Front" and Old Norse religion; The organism within; From queen to sorcerer; Drudgery dwarf; The measures of Old Norse religion in long-term perspective |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910540175603321 |
| Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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