More than mythology : narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian religions /

More than mythology : narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian religions /

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. But pre-Christian religion consisted of so much more than mythic imagery and legends, and lingered for long in folk t...

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Other Authors: Raudvere, Catharina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schjødt, Jens Peter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Book
Language:Swedish
Published: Sweden : Nordic Academic Press, c2012
Lund : [2012]
Sweden : [2012]
Subjects:
Mythology, Norse
Northmen > Religion
Religion
Scandinavia > Religion
Scandinavia
Table of Contents:
  • The study of pre-Christian Scandinavian religions
  • Mythic acts
  • The merits and limits of comparative philology
  • Diet and deities
  • Fictive rituals in Völuspá
  • Continuity, change and regional variation in Old Norse religion
  • Gender, sexuality and the supranormal
  • Literary representation of oral religion
  • 'religious ruler ideology' in pre-Christian Scandinavia
  • Reflections on aims and methods in the study of Old Norse religion
  • 1 The Study of Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions Trends and Perspectives / Catharian Raudvere Raudvere, Catharian, Jens Peter Schjødt Schjødt, Jens Peter 7
  • 2 Mythic Acts: Material Narratives of the Dead in Viking Age Scandinavia / Neil Price Price, Neil 13
  • 3 The Merits and Limits of Comparative Philology Old Norse Religious Vocabulary in a Long-Term Perspective / Peter Jackson Jackson, Peter 47
  • 4 Diet and Deities: Contrastive Livelihoods and Animal Symbolism in Nordic Pre-Christian Religions / Thomas A. DuBois DuBois, Thomas A 65
  • 5 Fictive Rituals in Völuspá: Mythological Narration between Agency and Structure in the Representation of Reality / Catharian Raudvere Raudvere, Catharian 97
  • 6 Continuity, Change and Regional Variation in Old Norse Religion / Andreas Nordberg Nordberg, Andreas 119
  • 7 Gender, Sexuality and the Supranormal Finnish Oral-Traditional Sources / Laura Stark Stark, Laura 153
  • 8 Literary Representation of Oral Religion: Organizing Principles in Mikael Agricola's List of Mythological Agents in Late Medieval Finland / Veikko Anttonen Anttonen, Veikko 185
  • 9 'Religious Ruler Ideology' in Pre-Christian Scandinavia A Contextual Approach / Olof Sundqvist Sundqvist, Olof 225
  • 10 Reflections on Aims and Methods in the Study of Old Norse Religion / Jens Peter Schjødt Schjødt, Jens Peter 263.

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