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Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology Myth and Environment in Early Iceland
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Title
Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology Myth and Environment in Early Iceland / by Mathias Nordvig.
ISBN
9781641892933
1641892935
9781641892926
1641892927
Publication
Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2021.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology' details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.0.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 08, 2021
Series
ARC - Borderlines
Contents
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1. Old Norse Mythology between Environment and Literature
Chapter 2. An Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Iceland
Chapter 3. Volcanism in Old Norse Cosmogony
Chapter 4. Volcanoes in the Social Order of Old Norse Mythology
Chapter 5. Volcanoes as a Cosmological Principle in Old Norse Mythology
Bibliography
Index.
Genre/Form
History.
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