The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology (PDF)
A Comparative Perspective on Ragnarök
(Sprache: Englisch)
The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology is a detailed study of the Scandinavian myth on the end of the world, the Ragnarök, and its comparative background.
The Old Norse texts on Ragnarök, in the first place the 'Prophecy of the Seeress' and the...
The Old Norse texts on Ragnarök, in the first place the 'Prophecy of the Seeress' and the...
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The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology is a detailed study of the Scandinavian myth on the end of the world, the Ragnarök, and its comparative background.
The Old Norse texts on Ragnarök, in the first place the 'Prophecy of the Seeress' and the Prose Edda of the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, are well known and much discussed. However, Anders Hultgård suggests that it is worthwhile to reconsider the Ragnarök myth and shed new light on it using new comparative evidence, and presenting texts in translation that otherwise are available only to specialists. The intricate question of Christian influence on Ragnarök is addressed in
detail, with the author arriving at the conclusion of an independent pre-Christian myth with the closest analogies in ancient Iran.
People in modern society are concerned with the future of our world, and we can see these same fears and hopes expressed in many ancient religions, transformed into myths of the future including both cosmic destruction and cosmic renewal. The Ragnarök myth can be said to be the classical instance of such myths, making it more relevant today than ever before.
The Old Norse texts on Ragnarök, in the first place the 'Prophecy of the Seeress' and the Prose Edda of the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, are well known and much discussed. However, Anders Hultgård suggests that it is worthwhile to reconsider the Ragnarök myth and shed new light on it using new comparative evidence, and presenting texts in translation that otherwise are available only to specialists. The intricate question of Christian influence on Ragnarök is addressed in
detail, with the author arriving at the conclusion of an independent pre-Christian myth with the closest analogies in ancient Iran.
People in modern society are concerned with the future of our world, and we can see these same fears and hopes expressed in many ancient religions, transformed into myths of the future including both cosmic destruction and cosmic renewal. The Ragnarök myth can be said to be the classical instance of such myths, making it more relevant today than ever before.
Autoren-Porträt von Anders Hultgård
Anders Hultgård is emeritus professor of religions at Uppsala University, before which he worked at the University of Bergen, and was a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, École pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, and the Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg. He is a member of the Royal Society of Humanities in Uppsala, the Royal Gustaphus Adolphus Academy in Sweden, and 'Correspondantétranger' de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, Paris.
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- Autor: Anders Hultgård
- 2022, 352 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0192692836
- ISBN-13: 9780192692832
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2022
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