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Landscape, religion, and the supernatural : Nordic perspectives on landscape theory /

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"Landscape, Religion, and the Supernatural presents a summa of current and classic theorizing on religion and the supernatural in relationship to the land and develops this theorizing further by confronting it with a rich set of folkloristic and historical data. Focusing on the themes of "...

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Main Author: Egeler, Matthias, 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Religion, culture, and history series.
Subjects:
Landscapes > Philosophy.
Landscapes > Religious aspects.
Supernatural.
Folk religion > Iceland.
Paysages > Philosophie.
Surnaturel.
Religion populaire > Islande.
supernatural.
Folk religion.
Iceland.
Regional & area planning.
Architecture and Planning.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prelude
  • 1. Introduction and Exposition
  • Landscape, Religion, and the Supernatural: Introduction to Theories and Concepts
  • Analyzing Landscape and the Supernatural
  • Religion, the Supernatural, and Folk Belief
  • Landscape
  • Looking at Landscapes: Ideology and Way of Seeing
  • Living in Landscapes: Dwelling, Place, and Home
  • Strandir: Exposition of an Icelandic Landscape
  • The Church in Strandir
  • Common Elements and Story Patterns of the Supernatural Landscape
  • Being-in-a-Place? Retrospect and Prospects
  • Landscape: A Vignette
  • Landscape: A Panoramic View
  • Country and City: Being-in-a-Place and Looking-at-a-Place
  • Bibliography
  • Index