Old Norse Religion in Long-term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions : an International Conference in Lund, Sweden, June 3-7, 2004Consisting of more than 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion, the articles discuss subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies. The interdisciplinary aim of the book brings together text-based and material-based researchers to improve scholarly exchange and dialogue and provide a variety of contributions that elucidate topics such as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory, as well as reception and present-day use of old Norse religion. |
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| Title | Old Norse Religion in Long-term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions : an International Conference in Lund, Sweden, June 3-7, 2004 Volume 8 of Vägar till Midgĺrd |
| Author | Anders Andrén |
| Editors | Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert, Catharina Raudvere |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Nordic Academic Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 918911681X, 9789189116818 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / Scandinavia Religion / History |
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