Tracing Old Norse cosmology : the world tree, middle earth, and the sun from archaeological perspectives (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Vägar till Midgård (del 16)
Antal sidor
247
Utgivningsdatum
2014-01-10
Upplaga
1
Förlag
Nordic Academic Press
Medarbetare
Larsson, Aina (form) / Wiberg, Jacob (form)
Dimensioner
230 x 150 x 20 mm
Vikt
653 g
SAB
293,Cmi
ISBN
9789185509386

Tracing Old Norse cosmology : the world tree, middle earth, and the sun from archaeological perspectives

The World Tree, Middle Earth and the Sun in Archeaological Perspectives

av Anders Andrén
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Inbunden,  Engelska, 2014-01-10

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The study of Old Norse religion is a truly multidisciplinary and international field of research. The rituals, myths, and narratives of pre-Christian Scandinavia have been studied and interpreted in detail by a vast number of scholars. They have long relied on the rich and varied Christian Icelandic literature from the Middle Ages, but a growing body of material culture from pagan Scandinavia has recently started to have an impact on current research.

In Tracing Old Norse Cosmology, Anders Andrén argues that the fundamental ideas of an ordered universe and notions of time and space in Old Norse religion can be studied in a dialogue between archaeology and the Icelandic narrative tradition. Ideas about the world tree, middle earth, and the sun can be traced in images and material culture from different parts of Scandinavian prehistory.

By combining these prehistoric representations with the later written record, Andrén offers a long view on Old Norse cosmology, including the periods of fundamental change. This fascinating and nuanced study is essential reading for all researchers in the fieldarchaeologists, art historians, and scholars of literature and religionas well as anyone with an interest in Old Norse history.
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    Britt-Mari Elisabet Johansson, 12 maj 2014

    Köpte boken för mina arkeologi studier. Detta är en mycket bra bok som jag rekommenderar. Jag skriver om Ismantorps borg och kopplingen till nordisk mytologi och jag har fått många svar på mina frågor i denna bok.

    /Britt-Mari Johansson, Kalmar

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