Óðinn as a son of god
This paper considers the value of certain micro-sagas interlarded within the genealogical matrix of Landnámabók as evidence for the initial colonization of the island by practitioners of a culture anthropologically egalitarian in its political organization as made possible through a forager economy...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
2012
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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| Further subjects: | B
colonizzazione dell'Islanda
B Philosophy of Christianity B semantic evolution B Landnàmabók B Magic B Religion B sviluppo semantico B sviluppo sociale B Iceland B colonization of Iceland B Odin (Norse deity) B Sagas; History & criticism B ritualizzazione B social evolution B Ritualization |
| Summary: | This paper considers the value of certain micro-sagas interlarded within the genealogical matrix of Landnámabók as evidence for the initial colonization of the island by practitioners of a culture anthropologically egalitarian in its political organization as made possible through a forager economy based upon the pristine ecological state enjoyed by Iceland's first pioneers. A role for a cultural icon like Óðinn within such a society is discussed in light of the evolutionary changes which resulted in the eclipse of such a culture economically politically and ideologically by the time of Ári þorgilsson. Traces of such outmoded practices managed to survive within the literary period insofar as their symbolic forms could be reinterpreted within a world view predominantly influenced through institutionalized Christianity, so as to take on defining characteristics of magic. (English) |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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