Pagan Goddesses in the Early Germanic World

Name: Pagan Goddesses in the Early Germanic World
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Shaw, Philip A.

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This book considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, and argues that modern scholarship has tended to focus too heavily on the notion of divine functions or spheres of activity, such as fertility or warfare, rather than considering the extent to which goddesses are rooted in localities and social structures - such local religious manifestations are more important to Germanic paganisms than is often supposed, and should caution us against assumptions of pan-Germanic traditional beliefs. Linguistic and onomastic evidence is not always well integrated into discussions of historical developments in the early Middle Ages, and this book provides both an introduction to the models and methods employed throughout, and a model for further research into the linguistic evidence for traditional beliefs among the Germanic-speaking communities of early medieval Europe.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

130

Release Date:

2011-08-25

Publication Date:

2011-08-25

Publisher:

Bloomsbury 3PL

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0715637975

ISBN13:

9780715637975

Weight:

210 g

Height:

156 cm

Width:

234 cm

Thickness:

7 cm

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