Meeting the other in Norse myth and legend /

"Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKinnell, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2005.
Temas:
Mythology, Norse.
Other (Philosophy)
Other minds (Theory of knowledge)
Mythologie nordique.
Altérité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Mythologie
Mythische wezens.
Gedichten.
Oudnoords.
Island
Nordgermanen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One. Aims, Methods and Sources
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Sources
  • Part Two. The Vanir
  • The Vanir patterns: ritual origins
  • Misalliance and the Summer King
  • The Goddess and her Lover
  • The Võlva
  • Part Three. The Æsir
  • Fighting the Giantess: Þórr
  • Þórr and the Bear's Son
  • Seducing the Giantess: "ðinn
  • Seduced by the Giantess: the Odinic Hero
  • The Helpful Giantess
  • Part Four. Encounters with the Dead
  • Consulting the Dead
  • The Dead Lover's Return.

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