’Siálfr siálfom mér’ – Hávamál 138 og offerets retorik: Et komparativt perspektiv

SUMMARY: In Hávamál 138, Oðinn describes, in almost provocative, paradox terms, how he was once hanging in a tree, sacrificed to himself. The strange motif has been compared with Vedic ideas of sacrifice, and also Christian influence has been suggested. This paper is an attempt - through a broader c...

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Published in:Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Main Author: Podemann Sørensen, Jørgen 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Danish
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Published: Univ. 2022
In: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Further subjects:B Purusha
B Maat
B Brahmana-texts
B Hávamál
B Sacrifice
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Summary:SUMMARY: In Hávamál 138, Oðinn describes, in almost provocative, paradox terms, how he was once hanging in a tree, sacrificed to himself. The strange motif has been compared with Vedic ideas of sacrifice, and also Christian influence has been suggested. This paper is an attempt - through a broader comparative study of the circular logic of sacrifice as expressed in religious texts notably from ancient Egypt and Vedic India - to understand the significance and the role of the rhetoric of self-sacrifice in the Hávamál.
RESUME: Hávamáls strofe 138 lader i et næsten provokerende paradoks Odin skildre, hvordan han har hængt i et træ som et offer til sig selv. Det ejendommelige motiv har været sammenholdt med en vedisk offertanke, og også kristen indflydelse har været foreslået. Gennem en bredere komparativ undersøgelse af offertankens cirkulære logik som den kommer til udtryk i religiøse tekster især fra oldtidens Ægypten og fra det vediske Indien, skal det her forsøges at komme et skridt videre i forståelsen af selv-offer-retorikken i Hávamál.
ISSN:1904-8181
Contains:Enthalten in: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7146/rt.v74i.132126