How Thor lost his thunder: the changing faces of an Old Norse God
"How Thor Lost his Thunder is the first major English-language study of early medieval evidence for the Old Norse god, Thor. This geographically and chronologically far-reaching study considers the earliest sources in which Thor appears, including in evidence from the Viking colonies of the Bri...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
2018
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| Στο/Στη: |
Routledge research in medieval studies (volume 14)
Έτος: 2018 |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Routledge research in medieval studies
volume 14 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Donar
B Donar / Θρησκευτική αλλαγή / Αρχαία Νορδική γλώσσα / Μυθολογία |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας BD Παλαιοευρωπαϊκές θρησκείες |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Scandinavia
Θρησκεία
B Folklore (Scandinavia) B Διατριβή B Scandinavia Social life and customs B Mythology, Norse History B Thor (Norse deity) |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
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| Σύνοψη: | "How Thor Lost his Thunder is the first major English-language study of early medieval evidence for the Old Norse god, Thor. This geographically and chronologically far-reaching study considers the earliest sources in which Thor appears, including in evidence from the Viking colonies of the British Isles and in Scandinavian folklore. Through tracing the changes and variety that has occurred in Old Norse mythology over time, this book provokes a questioning of the fundamental popular and scholarly beliefs about Thor for the first time since the Victorian era, including whether he really was a thunder god and whether worshippers truly believed they would encounter him in the afterlife. It is ideal for scholars and students of mythology, and the history and religion of medieval Scandinavia"--Provided by publisher Introduction: Justifications and the limits of the study; Vikings, religion and other controversies; Orthography -- Sources -- Naming thunder -- Eddic thunder -- Non-Eddic voices -- Mythological objects -- Mundane objects -- Conclusions |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index Revised dissertation |
| ISBN: | 0367889021 |