Roles of the Northern GoddessRoutledge, 4 jan 2002 - 220 pagina's While much work has been done on goddesses of the ancient world and the male gods of pre-Christian Scandinavia, the northern goddesses have been largely neglected. Roles of the Northern Goddess presents a highly readable study of the worship of these goddesses by men and women. With its use of evidence from early literature, popular tradition, legend and archaeology, this book investigates the role of the early hunting goddess and the local goddesses who were involved in all aspects of the household and the farm. What emerges is that the goddess was both benevolent and destructive, a powerful figure closely concerned with birth and death and with destiny of individuals. |
Inhoudsopgave
Mistress of the Animals | |
Mistress of the Grain | |
The Goddess and the Plough | |
Goddess or Corn Spirit? | |
The Grain Goddess in the North | |
Mistress of Distaff and Loom | |
Mistress of the Household | |
Mistress of Life and Death | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Roles of the Northern Goddess Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson,Hilda Ellis Davidson Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2002 |
Roles of the Northern Goddess Hilda Ellis Davidson,Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1998 |
Roles of the Northern Goddess Hilda Ellis Davidson,Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1998 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Ancient Ancient Greece animals Artemis associated battle Beowulf birth brewing bride Bronze Çatal Hüyük Celtic century child childbirth Christian cloth concept corn cult customs daughter Davidson dead death deity Demeter depicted divine dogs early earth Edda Eileen Aldworth Epona evidence farm female supernatural fertility festival Freyja Freyr Frigg funeral Germany girls gods grain grave Greece guardian Gylfaginning harvest harvest customs healing hero horse hunters hunting hunting-goddess important Ingstad Ireland Kalevala king Kybele laments last sheaf legends Lelly Aldworth loom M. J. Green male Mannhardt marriage milk Mistress Mother Goddess myths northern Europe northern goddess Norway Odin Oseberg Otherworld plough poem pre-Christian Ränk represented rites ritual Roman Roman Britain Saami Saga Scandinavia shrine Skaði Snorri sometimes sowing spinning and weaving St Anne stone suggests survived Sweden symbol tale tradition underworld valkyries Vanir Viking Age Virgin Mary washing wild woman women young