Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change
Published on 31. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-64189-465-4 (ISBN)
Description
A cultural memory of belief in the North placing Icelandic folktales in a context of religious doctrine, social history, and Old Norse sagas and poetry.
More details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64189-465-4 (9781641894654)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Eric Shane Bryan
Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change
Book
02/2021
Arc Humanities Press
€154.75
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Eric Bryan is Assoc. Prof. of English at Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology. He has received grants from the Fulbright Program and American Scandinavian Foundation.
Content
Introduction: Stories, Memories, and Modalities Belief
Chapter 1-The Dead Bridegroom Carries off his Bride: Pejoration and Adjacency Pairs in ATU 365
Chapter 2-The Elf-Woman's Conversion: Gender Spheres in Post-Medieval Icelandic Folktales
Chapter 3- The Fylgjur of Iceland: Attendant Spirits and a Distorted Sense of Guardianship
Chapter 4-The Elf Church: Memories of Contested Sacred Spaces
Chapter 5-The Stupid Boy and the Devil: Sæmundur Fróði, Magic, and Redemption
Conclusion: The Transformation of Memory and of Self
Selected Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1-The Dead Bridegroom Carries off his Bride: Pejoration and Adjacency Pairs in ATU 365
Chapter 2-The Elf-Woman's Conversion: Gender Spheres in Post-Medieval Icelandic Folktales
Chapter 3- The Fylgjur of Iceland: Attendant Spirits and a Distorted Sense of Guardianship
Chapter 4-The Elf Church: Memories of Contested Sacred Spaces
Chapter 5-The Stupid Boy and the Devil: Sæmundur Fróði, Magic, and Redemption
Conclusion: The Transformation of Memory and of Self
Selected Bibliography
Index