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Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
John Lindow
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Description for Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
Paperback. Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland-outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland-outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps put Scandinavian mythology in place in history, followed by a chapter that explains the meaning of mythic time, and a third section that presents in-depth explanations of each mythological term. These fascinating entries identify particular deities and giants, as well as the places where they dwell and the varied and wily ... Read more
Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland-outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps put Scandinavian mythology in place in history, followed by a chapter that explains the meaning of mythic time, and a third section that presents in-depth explanations of each mythological term. These fascinating entries identify particular deities and giants, as well as the places where they dwell and the varied and wily ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195153828
SKU
V9780195153828
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About John Lindow
John Lindow is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley specializing in Scandinavian medieval studies and folklore.
Reviews for Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
This book has a very good and thorough dictionary of names.... Its essays on time in Norse mythology and its summary of the historical background are extremely helpful and enlightening.
Nicholas D. Humez, Montclair State University
Nicholas D. Humez, Montclair State University