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100	1		_aNordvig, Mathias.
245	1	0	_aVolcanoes in Old Norse Mythology : _bMyth and Environment in Early Iceland.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aAmsterdam : _bArc Humanities Press, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021.
300			_a1 online resource (164 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aBorderlines Series
505	0		_aFront Cover -- Half-title -- Borderlines -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Translations, References, and Special Characters -- Special Characters -- Chapter 1. Old Norse Mythology between Environment and Literature -- Old Norse Mythology in a Comparative Perspective -- Indigenous Perspectives on Myth and Environment -- Interpretations of Old Norse Mythology in the Context of Environment -- Silence -- Analogy -- Compression and Restructuring -- Mode of Interpretation -- Chapter 2. An Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Iceland -- A History of Icelandic Volcanism -- Volcanism in Icelandic Literature -- Geomythology -- Hallmundarkviða: An Indigenous Icelandic Theory of Volcanism -- Hallmundarkviða: Between Pre- Christian and Christian Tradition -- Chapter 3. Volcanism in Old Norse Cosmogony -- The Sources of the Creation Myth -- The Volcanic Nature Image in Snorri's Creation Myth -- The Indigenous Theory of Volcanism in Snorri's Creation Myth -- Chapter 4. Volcanoes in the Social Order of Old Norse Mythology -- The Mead Myth -- Critical Review of Snorri's Mead Myth -- Hávamál and Háleygjatal -- The Mead Myth and the Southern European Tradition -- The Mead Myth and Volcanism -- Vǫluspá 47- 52 -- Þórr and Hrungnir's Duel -- Hrungnir: The Stone Jǫtunn -- The Duel in a Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 5. Volcanoes as a Cosmological Principle in Old Norse Mythology -- Risk Perception in Volcanic Zones -- Narration and Emotion -- Cosmology and Emotions -- Bibliography -- Primary sources -- Secondary literature -- Index.
520			_aVolcanoes in Old Norse Mythologydetails how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aNordvig, Mathias _tVolcanoes in Old Norse Mythology _dAmsterdam : Arc Humanities Press,c2021 _z9781641892926
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aBorderlines Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6536770 _zClick to View
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