Search for dissertations about: "pre-Christian Scandinavian religion"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words pre-Christian Scandinavian religion.
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1. The extended voice : Instances of myth in the Indo-European corpus
Abstract : Proceeding from the presence of recurrent, poetic phrases and verbal collocations in early texts composed in Indo-European languages, this study is an attempt to elucidate some fundamental problems of myth, tradition and culture. The scholarly study of Indo-European religions and mythology-initiated during the 19th century and proceeding up to modem times with varying success-has often been devoted to the task of restoring a homogeneous system of Indo-European religious beliefs by searching for deep-seated reflexes of such a system in the historically attainable cultures. READ MORE
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2. Freyr's offspring : Rulers and religion in ancient Svea society
Abstract : This study attempts to elucidate the relationship between rulers and religion among the Svear of the Late Iron Age. Previous research has to a large extent followed the paradigm of sacral kingship when interpreting the Scandinavian sources. READ MORE