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Beschreibung
"These volumes outline critical elements learned from Scandinavian philology, folkloristics, archaeology, memory studies, and ethnography that provide not only an overview of the medieval Scandinavian world but also original arguments and interpretations that advance scholarly discussion in these areas"--
"These volumes outline critical elements learned from Scandinavian philology, folkloristics, archaeology, memory studies, and ethnography that provide not only an overview of the medieval Scandinavian world but also original arguments and interpretations that advance scholarly discussion in these areas"--
Über den Autor

Stephen A. Mitchell is the Robert S. and Ilse Friend Professor of Scandinavian and Folklore at Harvard University. His research centers on the Nordic world in the medieval and early modern periods, and employs a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, including performance theory, memory studies, anthropological linguistics, and other folklore-centered perspectives. He is author of Heroic Sagas and Ballads and Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Part 1: NORMS AND NOMENCLATURE1. Heresy and Heterodoxy in Medieval Scandinavia

2. The Pactum cum Diabolo and Nordic Magic

3. The n-Rune and Nordic Charm Magic

4. Warlocks, Valkyries and Varlets: A Prolegomenon to the Study of North Sea Witchcraft Terminology
Part 2: PERFORMANCE AND PRESENTATION5. For Scírnis and Nordic Charm Magic

6. Leechbooks, Manuals, and Grimoires: On the Early History of Magical Texts in Scandinavia

7. "An Evil Woman Is the Devil's Door Nail": Probing the Proverbial and Pictorial Patriarchate in Medieval Scandinavia

8. Magic in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Typology of Modes
Part 3: CONTINUITY AND INNOVATION9. Notes on Historiolas, Referentiality, and Time in Nordic Magical Traditions

10. Óðinn, Magic, and a Swedish Trial from 1484

11. DgF 526 "Lokket med runer," Memory, and Magic

12. Spirituality and Alchemy in Den vises sten (1379)
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781501773402
ISBN-10: 1501773402
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mitchell, Stephen A.
Hersteller: Cornell University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 224 x 151 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Stephen A. Mitchell
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.12.2023
Gewicht: 0,554 kg
Artikel-ID: 127488060

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