Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More than Mythology

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

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

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

Classification