Kinship in Old Norse myth and legend /

This wide-ranging study offers a new understanding of Old Norse kinship in which the individual self was expanded to encompass its kin.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olley, Katherine Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : D. S. Brewer, 2022.
Series:Studies in Old Norse literature.
Subjects:
Mythology, Norse.
Kinship > Religious aspects.
Old Norse literature > History and criticism.
Kinship > Scandinavia.
Mythologie nordique.
Littérature vieux norroise > Histoire et critique.
Parenté > Scandinavie.
Old Norse literature
Kinship > Religious aspects
Civilization
Kinship
Mythology, Norse
Scandinavia > Civilization.
Scandinavie > Civilisation.
Scandinavia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note on Conventions
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1
  • Fathers and Sons
  • 2
  • Fathers and Daughters
  • 3
  • Mothers and their Children
  • 4
  • Uncles and Aunts
  • 5
  • The Patronymic System
  • 6
  • Kinship and Narrative
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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