Nordic religions in the Viking Age /

Nordic religions in the Viking Age /

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Author / Creator:DuBois, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew), 1960-
Imprint:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1999.
Description:x, 271 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Middle Ages series
Subject:
Mythology, Norse.
Christianity and other religions -- Norse.
Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Mythology, Norse.
Norse cults.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4049559
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ISBN:0812235118 (alk. paper)
0812217144 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-258) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Communities of Belief
  • Chapter 1. The Cultures and History of the Viking-Age North
  • Chapter 2. Religions in the Viking Age: Contexts and Concepts for Analysis
  • Chapter 3. Gods, Guides, and Guardians: Spiritual Aids
  • Chapter 4. Visitors from Beyond: Death, Afterlife, and the Problem of Ghosts
  • Chapter 5. Concepts of Health and Healing
  • Chapter 6. The Intercultural Dimensions of the Seior Ritual
  • Chapter 7. The Coming of the Cross: Religious and Artistic Effects
  • Chapter 8. Achieving Faith: Christian Themes and Pagan Functions
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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