The Viking way : magic and mind in late Iron Age Scandinavia
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Washingtonville-Moffat Library of Washingtonville - Adult Nonfiction | 936.3 PRI | On Shelf |
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Published
Oxford ; Oxbow Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxx, 398 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Previous edition: Uppsala : Uppsala University, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-386) and index
Description
Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources that provide our primary textual evidence for the Viking Age that they claim to describe. Yet despite the consistency of this picture, surprisingly little archaeological or historical research has been done to explore what this may really have meant to the men and women of the time. This book examines the evidence for Old Norse sorcery, looking at its meaning and function, practice and practitioners, and the complicated constructions of gender and sexual identity with which these were underpinned. Combining strong elements of eroticism and aggression, sorcery appears as a fundamental domain of women's power, linking them with the gods, the dead and the future. Their battle spells and combat rituals complement the men's physical acts of fighting, in a supernatural empowerment of the Viking way of life. What emerges is a fundamentally new image of the world in which the Vikings understood themselves to move, in which magic and its implications permeated every aspect of a society permanently geared for war. --,Provided by publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Price, N. S. (2019). The Viking way: magic and mind in late Iron Age Scandinavia (Second edition, fully revised and expanded). Oxbow Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Price, Neil S. 2019. The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. Oxbow Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Price, Neil S. The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia Oxbow Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Price, Neil S. The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia Second edition, fully revised and expanded, Oxbow Books, 2019.
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