Old Norse Mythology--comparative Perspectives

Old Norse Mythology--comparative Perspectives
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0674975693
ISBN-13 : 9780674975699
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Download or read book Old Norse Mythology--comparative Perspectives written by Pernille Hermann and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existing manuscripts of Old Norse mythology were written mainly by Christians, obscuring the pre-Christian oral histories. This book assembles comparisons from a range of analytical perspectives--examining the similarities and differences of the Old Norse mythologies with the myths of other cultures and within the Old Norse corpus itself.


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