The end of the world in Scandinavian mythology : a comparative perspective on Ragnarök /

The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology is a detailed study of the Scandinavian myth on the end of the world, the Ragnarök, and its comparative background, giving an historical perspective to contemporary human fears and hopes about the end of the world in the Ragnarök myth of cosmic destruct...

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Main Author:	Hultgård, Anders, 1936- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Swedish.
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Mythology, Norse. End of the world > Mythology. Mythology, Norse, in literature. Mythologie nordique. Fin du monde > Mythologie. Mythologie nordique dans la littérature. HISTORY. Ancient & Classical. LITERARY COLLECTIONS. LITERARY CRITICISM. Ancient. RELIGION. Mythology, Norse Mythology, Norse, in literature Myth & legend told as fiction. Customs and Folklore. Electronic books.
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Summary:	The End of the World in Scandinavian Mythology is a detailed study of the Scandinavian myth on the end of the world, the Ragnarök, and its comparative background, giving an historical perspective to contemporary human fears and hopes about the end of the world in the Ragnarök myth of cosmic destruction and cosmic renewal.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-447) and index.
ISBN:	9780192692849 0192692844 9780191959332 0191959332 9780192692832 0192692836