The Paganesque and The Tale of Volsi

Challenges the concept that the notorious horse penis is key to understanding the Tale of V¿lsi, via the concept of the "paganesque".

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introducing The Paganesque
2. Against Fertility
3. The Party Game
4. Folk Belief and Body Parts
5. The Interrupted Divination
6. The Idol and the Fetish
Coda
Appendix I: V¿lsa þáttr
Appendix II: Ásmundur flagðagæfa
Works Cited
Index

Info autore

Merrill Kaplan

Riassunto

Challenges the concept that the notorious horse penis is key to understanding the Tale of Volsi, via the concept of the "paganesque".

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Merrill Kaplan, Professor Merrill Kaplan
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781843847021
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-702-1
• Pagine: 232
• Dimensioni: 243 mm x 162 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 478 g
• Serie: Studies in Old Norse Literature
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata