How Thor lost his thunder : the changing faces of an Old Norse God / Declan Taggart.

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ISBN
9781315164465 (e-book : PDF)
9781351674201 (e-book: Mobi)
9781138058194 (hardback)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yazar
Taggart, Declan
Yayın Bilgisi
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (xiii, 213 pages)
Dizi
Routledge research in medieval studies
İçindekiler Notu
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.
Özet, vb.
"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.
Konu
Thor __ (Norse deity)
Mythology, Norse __ History.
Folklore __ Scandinavia.
Scandinavia __ Religion.
Scandinavia __ Social life and customs.
Veritabanı
Taylor & Francis
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