Old Norse Mythology Comparative Perspectives
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Author |
: Pernille Hermann |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674975693 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674975699 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Norse Mythology--comparative Perspectives by : Pernille Hermann
The existing manuscripts of Old Norse mythology were written mainly by Christians, obscuring the pre-Christian oral histories. This book assembles comparisons from a range of analytical perspectives--examining the similarities and differences of the Old Norse mythologies with the myths of other cultures and within the Old Norse corpus itself.
Author |
: Stefan Brink |
Publisher |
: Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 2503553036 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9782503553030 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Theorizing Old Norse Myth by : Stefan Brink
This collection explores the theoretical and methodological foundations through which we understand Old Norse myths and the mythological world, and the medieval sources in which we find expressions of these. Some contributions take a broad, comparative perspective; some address specific details of Old Norse myths and mythology; and some devote their attention to questions concerning either individual gods and deities, or more topographical and spatial matters (such as conceptions of pagan cult sites). The elements discussed provide an introductory and general overview of scholarly enquiry into myth and ritual, as well as an attempt to define myth and theory for Old Norse scholarship. The articles also offer a rehabilitation of the comparative method alongside a discussion of the concept of 'cultural memory' and of the cognitive functions that myths may have performed in early Scandinavian society. Particular subjects of interest include analyses of the enigmatic god Heimdallr, the more well-known Oðinn, the deities, the female asynjur, and the 'elves' or alfar. Text-based discussions are set alongside recent archaeological discoveries of cult buildings and cult sites in Scandinavia, together with a discussion of the most enigmatic site of all: Uppsala in Sweden. The key themes discussed throughout this volume are brought together in the concluding chapter, in a comprehensive summary that sheds new light on current scholarly perspectives.
Author |
: Anders Andrén |
Publisher |
: Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2006-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789189116818 |
ISBN-13 |
: 918911681X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Norse Religion in Long-term Perspectives by : Anders Andrén
The study of Old Norse Religion is a truly multidisciplinary and international field of research. The rituals, myths and narratives of pre-Christian Scandinavia are investigated and interpreted by archaeologists, historians, art historians, historians of religion as well as scholars of literature, onomastics and Scandinavian studies. For obvious reasons, these studies belong to the main curricula in Scandinavia but are also carried out at many other universities in Europe, the United States and Australia a fact that is evident to any reader of this book. In order to bring this broad and varied field of research together, an international conference on Old Norse religion was held in Lund in June 2004. About two hundred delegates from more than fifteen countries took part. The intention was to gather researchers to encourage and improve scholarly exchange and dialogue, and Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives presents a selection of the proceedings from that conference. The 75 contributions elucidate topics such as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory as well as the reception and present-day use of Old Norse religion. The main editors of this volume have directed the multidisciplinary research project Roads to Midgard since 2000. The project is based at Lund University and funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation.
Author |
: Anders Andrén |
Publisher |
: Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2014-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789185509386 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9185509388 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tracing Old Norse Cosmology by : Anders Andrén
Old Norse religion is considered as one of the best-known pre-Christian religions in Europe, due to the rich and varied Icelandic literature from the 12th to the 14th century. Since the Icelandic texts are Christian there has been an ongoing debate regarding their value as sources for deeper knowledge about pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia. However, with the help of archaeology it is possible to show that some elements in the texts actually have a pagan origin. Archaeology can also be used to outline a history of Old Norse religion through time. The collection of essays is a thorough study of some fundamental cosmological elements in Old Norse religion, such as the sun, the world-tree and the concept of Midgard (i.e. Middle Earth). Andrén argues that representations of all these elements can be traces through images and material culture during different parts of Scandinavian prehistory. By studying the history of these representations it is possible to outline a long-term perspective on Old Norse religion, including periods of fundamental changes.
Author |
: Anders Andrén |
Publisher |
: Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 877 |
Release |
: 2006-01-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789187121159 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9187121158 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives by : Anders Andrén
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.
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) |
Synopsis Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives by : Anders Andrén
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.
Author |
: John Lindow |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190852252 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190852259 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Norse Mythology by : John Lindow
"This book treats from the perspective of the series "World mythologies in theory and in everyday life" the body of texts from medieval Scandinavia, mostly Iceland, usually known as "Norse mythology" or "Scandinavian mythology." Specifically, it constitutes a case study of a "literary or textual mythology," that is, a mythology from the past that we know only through written texts that have been left to us, augmented in a few cases by artifacts and images. This case is particularly interesting because the texts (with a tiny handful of enigmatic exceptions) were recorded centuries after the Nordic peoples had abandoned the religion associated with the mythology and converted to Christianity. The mythology lived on without direct connection to ritual activity or religious conviction. Drawing both on sources from before the conversion and on comparative analysis, it is certainly possible to reach informed inferences about the mythology before the conversion to Christianity-that is, when it existed as part of the pre-Christian religion of the Nordic peoples and their successors. From the perspective of the mythologies of the world, what is perhaps most important about these inferences is that this pre-Christian mythology was not a canonical mythology, since it almost certainly lacked a canon of sacred texts such as one finds in the great world religions of today. The focus of the book is not the mythology in and of itself, as would be true of a handbook, but rather how particular historical and intellectual circumstances formed conceptions about it."--
Author |
: Catharina Raudvere |
Publisher |
: Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789185509713 |
ISBN-13 |
: 918550971X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis More Than Mythology by : Catharina Raudvere
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 relations, social hierarchies, and inter-regional contacts between the Nordic tradition and the Sami and Finnish regions. The contributions add to a more complex view of the pre-Christian religion of Scandinavia, with relevant new questions about the material and a broad analysis of religion as a cultural expression.
Author |
: Pernille Hermann |
Publisher |
: Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015077135120 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reflections on Old Norse Myths by : Pernille Hermann
When seeking to understand the function of mythology in the pagan past and in medieval Iceland scholars are confronted with the problem of how sources from the Middle Ages can properly be used. The articles in this volume demonstrate diverse angles from which Old Norse mythological texts can be viewed. Many discuss methodological problems in dealing with the texts and draw on expertise from different fields of study such as history, philology, literary studies, and history of religions. The authors are all established experts in the field, but demonstrate new approaches to the study of Old Norse mythology, and offer insights into possible new directions for research.
Author |
: Anders Hultgård |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 474 |
Release |
: 2022-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192692849 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192692844 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology by : Anders Hultgård
The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology is a detailed study of the Scandinavian myth on the end of the world, the Ragnarök, and its comparative background. The Old Norse texts on Ragnarök, in the first place the 'Prophecy of the Seeress' and the Prose Edda of the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, are well known and much discussed. However, Anders Hultgård suggests that it is worthwhile to reconsider the Ragnarök myth and shed new light on it using new comparative evidence, and presenting texts in translation that otherwise are available only to specialists. The intricate question of Christian influence on Ragnarök is addressed in detail, with the author arriving at the conclusion of an independent pre-Christian myth with the closest analogies in ancient Iran. People in modern society are concerned with the future of our world, and we can see these same fears and hopes expressed in many ancient religions, transformed into myths of the future including both cosmic destruction and cosmic renewal. The Ragnarök myth can be said to be the classical instance of such myths, making it more relevant today than ever before.