Myth and religion of the North : the religion of ancient Scandinavia

Author(s)

• Turville-Petre, G.

Bibliographic Information

Myth and religion of the North : the religion of ancient Scandinavia

E. O. G. Turville-Petre

Greenwood Press, 1975

Note

Reprint of the ed. published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York

Bibliography: p. 321-329

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An overview of the pre-Christian religions of Scandinavia.

Table of Contents

The Sources Odinn Thor Baldr Loki Heimdall The Vanir Lesser-Known Deities The Divine Kings The Divine Heroes Guardian Spirits Temples and Objects of Worship Sacrifice Godless Men Death The Beginning of the World and its End

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Details

• NCID: BA10838950
• ISBN:
  • 9780837174204
• LCCN: 75005003
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 340 p., [24] p. of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL860
  • DC : 293/.0948
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mythology, Norse
  • LCSH : Scandinavia -- Religion