Myths and symbols in pagan Europe : early Scandinavian and Celtic religions
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TextSyracuse, NY Syracuse University Press c1988Description: xii, 268p.; [4] p. of plates ill.; bibliog. refs; bibliog.; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0815624387
- BL860 .D37 1988
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1 Holy places. 2 Feasting and sacrifice. 3 The rites of battle. 4 Land-spirits and ancestors. 5 Foreknowledge and destiny. 6 The other world. 7 The ruling powers
'...Davidson has worked for many years on pre-Christian Scandinavian and Germanic religion and now compares them with the Celts from the background of previous studies, using evidence from archaeology, iconography, later literature and folklore, in a search for basic patterns which will add to our knowledge of the early peoples in Europe.'
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