Nidrstigningar Saga - Sources, Transmission, and Theology of the Old Norse Descent Into Hell

Dario Bullitta has embarked on a highly fascinating voyage that traces the routes of transmission of the Latin  Evangelium Nicodemi text to Iceland and continental Scandinavia.

List of contents

Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Abbreviations

1 The Latin Evangelium Nicodemi in Medieval Europe
2 The Manuscript Tradition of Niðrstigningar saga
3 The Manuscript Filiation of Niðrstigningar saga
4 The Latin Source Text Underlying Niðrstigningar saga
5 The Textual Interpolations of Niðrstigningar saga
6 The Theological Context of Niðrstigningar saga
7 Conclusion

Notes

About the author

By Dario Bullitta

Summary

Dario Bullitta has embarked on a highly fascinating voyage that traces the routes of transmission of the Latin  Evangelium Nicodemi text to Iceland and continental Scandinavia.

Product details

• Authors: Dario Bullitta
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2018
• EAN: 9781442697997
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-9799-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis); Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Se; Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis); Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Se
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other Germanic linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works