The Echo of Creation: Parallels between Old Norse Cosmogony and Eschatology
The article explores the idea of an echo, both literal and structural, that connects Old Norse cosmogony and eschatology. The motif of a bellowing sound or cry appears in cosmogony in the figure of Ymir, “Crier”, who is killed by the Æsir, and from his body the world is created. During the eschatolo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Temenos
Year: 2021, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-126 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Germanic peoples
/ Cosmogony
/ Eschatology
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| IxTheo Classification: | BD Ancient European religions NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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