A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, Ritual and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources - Couverture souple

 
9789979542643: A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, Ritual and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources
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ISBN 10 : 9979542640 ISBN 13 : 9789979542643
Editeur : Haskolautgafan, 2012

Synopsis

A collection of eight lectures, now translated into English, which clearly reappraise Old Norse religion and Old Icelandic folk beliefs. Topics include a reinterpretation of the gods and giants of Old Norse, including their genealogy, their conflicts and relationships with all nature. Adelsteinsson also considers efforts by saga writers to unite elements of Christianity and earlier beliefs. He examines sagas to find evidence for animal and human sacrifice, such as the night-time murder of a young couple in bed at the end of an autumn sacrifice recounted in Gísla saga Súrssonar . This appealing book concludes with discussions of giants and elves and the art of wrestling with ghosts: a phenomenon that is still recorded in Iceland today. Extracts are presented in Old Icelandic with English translations.

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Éditeur
Haskolautgafan
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9979542640
ISBN 13 
9789979542643
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
188
Éditeur
Adalsteinsson Jon Hnefill
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Personne responsable
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