Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology

Myth and Environment in Early Iceland

AvMathias Nordvig

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-03-31
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Borderlines
Antal sidor:162
Förlag:Arc Humanities Press
ISBN:9781641892926

Utforska kategorier

Vikingarna inom Historia och arkeologi
Sagor inom Skönlitteratur
Fornnordisk religion och mytologi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Mathias Nordvig is a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Colorado, Boulder. He specializes in Nordic mythology and has published on the eco-humanities in Iceland and Scandinavia.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionOld Norse Mythology Between Environment and LiteratureOld Norse Mythology in a Comparative PerspectiveIndigenous Perspectives on Myth and EnvironmentInterpretations of Old Norse Mythology in Context of EnvironmentMode of InterpretationAn Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in IcelandA History of Icelandic VolcanismVolcanism in Icelandic LiteratureGeomythologyHallmundarkviða: An Indigenous Icelandic Theory of VolcanismHallmundarkviða: Between Pre-Christian and Christian TraditionVolcanism in Old Norse CosmogonyThe Sources to the Creation MythThe Volcanic Nature Image in Snorri’s Creation MythThe Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Snorri’s Creation MythVolcanoes in the Social Order of Old Norse MythologyThe Mead MythThe Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in the Mead MythÞórr and Hrungnir’s DuelVolcanoes as a Cosmological Principle in Old Norse MythologyRisk Perception in Volcanic ZonesNarration and EmotionCosmology and EmotionsBibliographyPrimary sourcesSecondary literature