The lost beliefs of northern Europe / Hilda Ellis Davidson
| Author(s): | Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis |
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| Subjects: | Celts--Religion Germanic peoples--Religion Mythology, Norse Europe, Northern--Religion Europe, Northern--Antiquities |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1993 |
| LC Classification: | B, BL |
| Table of Contents: | List of Figures Introduction 1 1. Help from Archaeology 11 Sacred space 12 The burial at Vix 14 The ship-burial at Sutton Hoo 17 The ball at Yeavering 22 The Strettweg Wagon 24 The Gundestrup Cauldron 25 The memorial stones of Gotland 31 The contribution of archaeology 35 2. Glimpses of the Gods 37 Early amulets 37 Stones from the Roman provinces 45 Myths and monuments 50 Naming after the gods 54 Divine names and titles 59 3. The Gods in the Myths 64 Sources of the myths 64 The divine world 67 Myths of the divine community 71 Myths of Odin 76 Myths of Thor 79 Myths of Loki 84 Other deities in the myths 85 4. The Cults of the Northern Gods 87 Communal worship 88 Cults of the battle-gods 95 The cult of Odin 98 The cult of Thor 101 The cult of Freyr 103 5. Goddesses and Guardian Spirits 107 The cult of the Great Goddess 108 The local goddesses 113 Guardian spirits 117 The cult of the dead 122 6. Contacts with the Otherworld 127 The early centuries 128 Funeral symbolism 134 Communication with the Otherworld 136 Holy places 138 Fitting the pieces together 142 7. The Interpreters 144 The medieval Christian viewpoint 144 The first collectors 145 The solar myths 146 Ritual and myth 149 The structure of myth 152 The approach of Dumezil 153 Outside influences 155 Conclusion 160 Bibliography 163 Index 172 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 92040808 ISBN: 0415049369 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0415049377 (pbk.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-171) and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 27012262 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0415049369 0415049377 |