Old Norse myths as political ideologies : critical studies in the appropriation of medieval narratives / edited by Nicolas Meylan and Lukas Rösli.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Universität Basel. Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften, host institution.

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Université de Lausanne. Institut religion, culture et modernité, host institution.

Meylan, Nicolas, editor.

Rösli, Lukas, editor.

Conference Name:

Old Norse Myth and völkisch Ideology (Conference) (2017 : Augst, Switzerland)

Series:

Acta Scandinavica ; v. 9.

Acta Scandinavica : Cambridge studies in the early Scandinavian world, 2466-586X ; volume 9.

Language:

English

German

Old Norse

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Norse--Political aspects--Congresses.

Mythology, Norse.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

257 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2020]

Language Note:

English text with passages in the German, Old Norse, and Swedish with parallel English translations from the German, Old Norse, and Swedish.

Summary:

"The mythology of the Norse world has long been a source of fascination, from the first written texts of thirteenth-century Iceland up to the modern period. Most studies, however, have focused on the content of the narratives themselves, rather than the broader political contexts in which these myths have been explored. This volume offers a timely corrective to this broader trend by offering one of the first in-depth examinations of the political uses of Norse mythology within specific historical contexts. Tracing the changing interests and usages of Norse myths from the medieval period, via the nineteenth century and the importance of ancient Norse beliefs to both the Romantic and völkisch movements, up to the co-option of mythology and symbolism by political groups across the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, the papers gathered here offer new and critical insights into the changing nature of historiography and the political agendas that Old Norse myths are made to serve, as well as shedding new light on the way in which 'myths' are conceptualized."--Back cover.

Notes:

"The present volume was born at the conference ... 'Old Norse Myth and völkisch Ideology', 6-8 September 2017 in ... Basel."--Page 7.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

2503588212

9782503588216

OCLC:

1196190684

Publisher Number:

99986916231