Catharina (Hrsg.) Raudvere

More Than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions

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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 tradition. Studying religion of the North with an interdisciplinary approach is exceptionally fruitful, in both empirical and theoretical terms, and in this book a group of distinguished scholars widen the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The authors shed new light on topics such as rituals, gender r… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Schjødt, Jens Peter (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-91-85509-71-3
EAN: 9789185509713
Produktnummer: 13034100
Verlag: Paperbackshop Uk Import
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.4 cm x D3.0 cm 585 g
Auflage: New
Gewicht: 585

Über den Autor

Catharina Raudvere is a professor of the History of Religions, at the University of Copenhagen Jens Peter Schjodt is a professor of the History of Religions, at Aarhus University.