Myth, Magic, and Memory in Early Scandinavian Narrative Culture: Studies in Honour of Stephen A. Mitchell - Couverture rigide

Glauser, Jürg; Hermann, Pernille

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2503589871 ISBN 13 : 9782503589879

Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2021

Synopsis

Myth, magic, and memory have together formed important, and often intertwined, elements to recent studies in the narrative culture of Viking-Age and Medieval Scandinavica. Analytical approaches to myth (prominent in the fields of history of religion, archaeology, language, and literature, and central to studies of visual cultures up to modern times), magic (drawing on a wealth of Norse folkloric and supernatural material that derives from pre-modern times and continues to impact on recent practices of performance and ritual), and memory (the concept of how we remember and actively construe the past) together combine to shed light on how people perceived the world around them. Taking the intersection between these diverse fields as its starting point, this volume draws together contributions from across a variety of disciplines to offer new insights into the importance of myth, magic, and memory in pre-modern Scandinavia. Covering a range of related topics, from supernatural beings to the importance of mythology in later national historiographies, the chapters gathered here are written to honour the work of Stephen A. Mitchell, professor of Scandinavian Studies and Folklore at Harvard University, whose research has heavily influenced this multi-faceted field.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brepols N.V.
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2503589871
• ISBN 13: 9782503589879
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 456
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