Description
The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the complexities of thisfascinating world in case studies and theoretical essays that connect orality and performance theory to memory studies, and myths relating to pre-Christian Nordic religion to innovations within late medieval pilgrimage song culture.
Old Norse Folklore provides critical new perspectives on the Old Norse world, some of which appear in this volume for the first time in English. Stephen A. Mitchell presents emerging methodologies by analyzing Old Norse materials to offer a better understandings ofunderstanding of Old Norse materials. He examines, interprets, and re-interprets the medieval data bequeathed to us by posterity--myths, legends, riddles, charms, court culture, conversion narratives, landscapes, and mindscapes--targeting largely overlooked, yet important sources of cultural insights.
Author: Stephen A. Mitchell
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 12/15/2023
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781501773396
ISBN10: 1501773399
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Medieval
- Literary Criticism | European | Scandinavian
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology