More than Mythology
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More than Mythology

Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions

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eBook - ePub

More than Mythology

Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions

About this book

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 long lingered in folk tradition. Exploring the religion of the North through an interdisciplinary approach, the book sheds new light on a number of topics, including rituals, gender relations, social hierarchies, and interregional contacts between the Nordic tradition and the Sami and Finnish regions.

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Information

Publisher
Nordic Academic Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9789187121319
Topic
Scienze sociali
Subtopic
Storia europea

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. CHAPTER 1 - The Study of Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions
  5. CHAPTER 2 - Mythic Acts: Material Narratives of the Dead in Viking Age Scandinavia
  6. CHAPTER 3 - The Merits and Limits of Comparative Philology
  7. CHAPTER 4 - Diet and Deities
  8. CHAPTER 5 - Fictive Rituals in Völuspá
  9. CHAPTER 6 - Continuity, Change and Regional Variation in Old Norse Religion
  10. CHAPTER 7 - Gender, Sexuality and the Supranormal
  11. CHAPTER 8 - Literary Representation of Oral Religion
  12. CHAPTER 9 - ‘Religious Ruler Ideology’ in Pre-Christian Scandinavia
  13. CHAPTER 10 - Reflections on Aims and Methods in the Study of Old Norse Religion

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Yes, you can access More than Mythology by Catharina Raudvere,Jens Peter Schjødt, Catharina Raudvere, Jens Peter Schjødt in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze sociali & Storia europea. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.