Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2021
Copyrightjahr
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-292-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-293-3
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Borderlines
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
164
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Table of contents Kein Zugriff
Translations, References, and Special Characters Kein Zugriff
Special Characters Kein Zugriff
Old Norse Mythology in a Comparative Perspective Kein Zugriff
Indigenous Perspectives on Myth and Environment Kein Zugriff
Interpretations of Old Norse Mythology in the Context of Environment Kein Zugriff
Silence Kein Zugriff
Analogy Kein Zugriff
Compression and Restructuring Kein Zugriff
Mode of Interpretation Kein Zugriff
A History of Icelandic Volcanism Kein Zugriff
Volcanism in Icelandic Literature Kein Zugriff
Geomythology Kein Zugriff
Hallmundarkviða: An Indigenous Icelandic Theory of Volcanism Kein Zugriff
Hallmundarkviða: Between Pre- Christian and Christian Tradition Kein Zugriff
The Sources of the Creation Myth Kein Zugriff
The Volcanic Nature Image in Snorri’s Creation Myth Kein Zugriff
The Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Snorri’s Creation Myth Kein Zugriff
The Mead Myth Kein Zugriff
Critical Review of Snorri’s Mead Myth Kein Zugriff
Hávamál and Háleygjatal Kein Zugriff
The Mead Myth and the Southern European Tradition Kein Zugriff
The Mead Myth and Volcanism Kein Zugriff
Vǫluspá 47– 52 Kein Zugriff
Þórr and Hrungnir’s Duel Kein Zugriff
Hrungnir: The Stone Jǫtunn Kein Zugriff
The Duel in a Comparative Perspective Kein Zugriff
