The Road to Hel: A Study Of The Conception Of The Dead In Old Norse Literature - Brossura

Ellis, Hilda Roderick

 
9781107632349: The Road to Hel: A Study Of The Conception Of The Dead In Old Norse Literature

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This 1943 book uses a variety of evidence from archaeology and literature concerning Norse funeral customs to reconstruct their conception of future life.

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Descrizione del libro

Originally published in 1943, this book was written using a variety of evidence from archaeology and literature concerning Norse funeral customs to reconstruct their conception of future life, the soul of man, the cult of the dead, and the journey to the land of the dead.

Contenuti

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Funeral customs: the evidence from archaeology; 2. Funeral customs: the evidence of literature; 3. The conception of the future life; 4. The cult of the dead; 5. The conception of the soul; 6. Necromancy; 7. The journey to the land of the dead; Conclusion; Index.

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9780837100708: The Road to Hell: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0837100704 ISBN 13:  9780837100708
Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 1968
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