Norse Revival : Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism / Stefanie von Schnurbein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schnurbein, Stefanie v., author.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 5.

Studies in Critical Research on Religion Series ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neopaganism.

Norse cults.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2016

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Norse Revival offers a thorough investigation of Germanic Neopaganism (Asatru) through an international and comprehensive historical perspective. It traces Germanic Neopaganism’s genesis in German ultra-nationalist and occultist movements around 1900. Based on ethnographic research of contemporary groups in Germany, Scandinavia and North America, the book examines this alternative Neopagan religion’s transformations towards respectability and mainstream thought after the 1970s. It asks which regressive and progressive elements of a National Romantic discourse on Norse myth have shaped Germanic Neopaganism. It demonstrates how these ambiguous ideas about Nordic myth permeate general discourses on race, religion, gender, sexuality, and aesthetics. Ultimately, Norse Revival raises the question whether Norse mythology can be freed from its reactionary ideological baggage.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Creating the Paradigm: Historical Preconditions of Modern Asatru

Creating a Religion: The Emergence and Development of Late Twentieth Century Asatru

Believing and Doing

Contested Fields I: Race and Ethnicity

Contested Fields II: Concepts of Religion and Anti-Monotheism

Asatru – A Religion of Nature?

Gender and Sexuality

Asatru – An Academic Religion?

Germanic Neopaganism – A Nordic Art-Religion?

Instead of a Conclusion

Interviews Conducted by Author

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-30951-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004309517 DOI