‎Jens Peter Schj dt, John Lindow, Anders Andr n (eds)‎
‎Pre-Christian Religions of the North. History and Structures‎

‎, Brepols, 2020 Hardback, 4 vols, lxviii + 2122 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:297 b/w, 3 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503574899.‎

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‎Summary The product of an international interdisciplinary team, the History and Structures strand of the Pre-Christian Religion of the North series aims to approach the subject by giving equal weight to archaeological and textual sources, taking into consideration recent theories on religion within all the disciplines that are needed in order to gain a comprehensive view of the religious history and world view of pre-Christian Scandinavia from the perspective of the beginning of the twenty-first century. Volume I presents the basic premises of the study and a consideration of the sources: memory and oral tradition, written sources, religious vocabulary, place names and personal names, archaeology, and images. Volume II treats the social, geographical, and historical contexts in which the religion was practiced and through which it can be understood. This volume also includes communication between worlds, primarily through various ritual structures. Volume III explores conceptual frameworks: the cosmos and collective supernatural beings (notions regarding the cosmos and regarding such collective supernatural beings as the norns, valkyries, giants, and dwarfs) and also gods and goddesses (including rr, inn, Freyr, Freyja, and many others). Volume IV describes the process of Christianization in the Nordic region and also includes a bibliography and indices for the entire four-volume work. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 1. Introductory and Sources Jens Peter Schj dt, John Lindow, Anders Andr n, Preface & Introduction Jens Peter Schj dt, Theoretical Considerations Pernille Hermann, Memory, Oral Tradition, and Sources John Lindow, Written Sources John Lindow, Language: Religious Vocabulary Per Vikstrand, Language: Placenames and Personal Names Anders Andr n, Archaeology Anders Andr n, Images Terry Gunnell, Folklore Anders Andr n, The Spatial and Temporal Frame John Lindow, The Linguistic Frame Jens Peter Schj dt, Continuity and Break: Indo-European Jens Peter Schj dt, Continuity and Break: Germanic Rudolf Simek, Encounters: Roman Matthias Egeler, Encounters: Celtic Leszek P. S?upecki, Encounters: Slavic Thomas Dubois, Encounters: Baltic Thomas Dubois, Encounters: S mi Thomas Dubois, Encounters: Balto-Finnic Volume 2. Contexts and Communication between Worlds Anders Andr n, Historical and Social Contexts Stefan Brink, Laws and Assemblies John Lindow, Ethics Judy Quinn, Gender Jens Peter Schj dt, Kings and Rulers Jens Peter Schj dt, Warrior Bands Jens Peter Schj dt, Various Ways of Communicating Stephen A. Mitchell, Magic and Religion Torun Zachrisson & Anders Andr n, Ritual Space Andreas Nordberg, Ritual Time and Time Reckoning Olof Sundqvist, Cultic Leaders and Religious Specialists Jens Peter Schj dt, Crisis Rituals Jens Peter Schj dt, Cyclical Rituals Jens Peter Schj dt, Passage Rituals Neil Price, Death Ritual and Mortuary Behaviour John Lindow & Anders Andr n, Worlds of the Dead John Lindow, Fate John Lindow & Jens Peter Schj dt, The Divine, the Human and In Between Volume 3. Conceptual Frameworks: Cosmos and Collective Supernatural Beings, Gods and Goddesses Mathias Nordvig, Cosmogony Mathias Nordvig, Cosmology Anders Hultg rd, Cosmic Eschatology: Ragnar k John Lindow, Vanir and sir John Lindow, rr Jens Peter Schj dt, inn Olof Sundqvist, Freyr Jens Peter Schj dt, Loki Ingunn sd sard ttir, Freyja John Lindow, Baldr John Lindow, Nj?r r John Lindow, T r Anders Andr n, Ullr Sebastian C llen, Heimdallr Ingunn sd sard ttir, Frigg Jens Peter Schj dt, Hoenir John Lindow, Ska i John Lindow & Jens Peter Schj dt, Minor Gods and Goddesses Anders Andr n, Divine Twins Anders Andr n, Sun and Moon Rudolf Simek, Matronae John Lindow, D sir Karen Bek-Pedersen, Norns Judy Quinn, Valkyries Margaret Clunies Ross, Giants Terry Gunnell, Dvergar (Dwarfs) Terry Gunnell, lfar (Elves) Volume 4. The Christianization Process, Bibliography, General Indices Michael H. Gelting, The Christianization of Denmark S bj rg Walaker Nordeide, The Christianization of Norway J n Vi ar Sigur sson, The Christianization of the North Atlantic Bertil Nilsson, The Christianization of Sweden Tuomas Heikkil , Christianization of Finland H kan Rydving, The Christianization of the S mi Primary & Secondary Sources - General Indices‎