{"product_id":"old-norse-folklore-tradition-innovation-and-performance-in-medieval-scandinavia-paperback-softback-9781501773402","title":"Old Norse Folklore; Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501773402","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOld Norse Folklore\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen A. Mitchell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501773402\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 13 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 13 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOld Norse Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complexities of this fascinating world in case studies and theoretical essays that connect orality and performance theory to memory studies, and myths relating to pre-Christian Nordic religion to innovations within late medieval pilgrimage song culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Norse Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e provides critical new perspectives on the Old Norse world, some of which appear in this volume for the first time in English. Stephen A. Mitchell presents emerging methodologies by analyzing Old Norse materials to offer a better understandings ofunderstanding of Old Norse materials. He examines, interprets, and re-interprets the medieval data bequeathed to us by posterity—myths, legends, riddles, charms, court culture, conversion narratives, landscapes, and mindscapes—targeting largely overlooked, yet important sources of cultural insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: NORMS AND NOMENCLATURE\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Heresy and Heterodoxy in Medieval Scandinavia\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Pactum cum Diabolo and Nordic Magic\u003cbr\u003e 3. The n-Rune and Nordic Charm Magic\u003cbr\u003e 4. Warlocks, Valkyries and Varlets: A Prolegomenon to the Study of North Sea Witchcraft Terminology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: PERFORMANCE AND PRESENTATION\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e5. For Scírnis and Nordic Charm Magic\u003cbr\u003e 6. Leechbooks, Manuals, and Grimoires: On the Early History of Magical Texts in Scandinavia\u003cbr\u003e 7. \"An Evil Woman Is the Devil's Door Nail\": Probing the Proverbial and Pictorial Patriarchate in Medieval Scandinavia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Magic in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Typology of Modes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: CONTINUITY AND INNOVATION\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e9. Notes on Historiolas, Referentiality, and Time in Nordic Magical Traditions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Óðinn, Magic, and a Swedish Trial from 1484\u003cbr\u003e 11. DgF 526 \"Lokket med runer,\" Memory, and Magic\u003cbr\u003e 12. Spirituality and Alchemy in Den vises sten (1379)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521349120280,"sku":"9781501773402","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/old-norse-folklore-tradition-innovation-and-performance-in-medieval-scandinavia-paperback-softback-9781501773402","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}