More Than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions

by Laura Stark, Andreas Nordberg, Neil Price, et al.

Written by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor, and the end of the world approaching in Ragnar k. However, pre-Christian religion consisted of so much more than mythic imagery and legends and has long...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 918550971X
• ISBN13: 9789185509713
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"