Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives
Author | : Anders Andrén |
Publisher | : Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2006-01-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789185509836 |
ISBN-13 | : 9185509833 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Consisting of more than 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion, the articles discuss subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies. The interdisciplinary aim of the book brings together text-based and material-based researchers to improve scholarly exchange and dialogue and provide a variety of contributions that elucidate topics such as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory, as well as reception and present-day use of old Norse religion.