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Saxo Grammaticus on Slavic Pre-Christian Religion

Author : Stanislaw Sielicki
Publisher : Stanislaw Sielicki
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saxo Grammaticus on Slavic Pre-Christian Religion written by Stanislaw Sielicki and published by Stanislaw Sielicki. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the literary sources on the pre-Christian religion and mythology of the Slavs, the Western, German-Danish, and Latin texts, while predominantly highly fragmented and biased, distinguish themselves when compared to the Arab and Old Rus' sources by their relative scrupulousness and less obvious agendas. Even in the backdrop of the other Western sources, accounts of Saxo Grammaticus are especially characterized by the detailed and rigorous descriptions and the minimal use of ideologically motivated narrative instruments. Unfortunately, the English translation of book XIV, Gesta Danorum, written by Erik Christiansen, is highly difficult to access. As well, Oliver Elton's translation of certain parts related to the topic fragments, included in his edition of books I-IX, lacks a desired level of accuracy in the details of the cult description. The following translation, with all its imperfections, is intended to make Saxo Grammaticus' texts more accessible for a wider circle of readers, both specialists and not; present frequently overlooked fragments; and correct some of the errors, traditionally creeping from one of the Saxo's account overview to another. The Latin original accompanies the translation, and an attempt was made to preserve the original structure of the text in English translation as much as possible without impeding its semantics and the ease of understanding. Another goal of this translation is to give a second possible reading to vague fragments, comparing to existing translations, without penalizing the accuracy.

Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004441387
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion Juan Antonio Álvarez-Pedrosa presents all known medieval texts that provide us with information about the religion practiced by the Slavs before their Christianization.

A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004696911
Total Pages : 725 pages
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Download or read book A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the publication of Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum at the beginning of the thirteenth century, scholars and laymen have grappled with the complex and marvellous chronicle. As much specialized scholarship has been published in Danish, this companion breaks new ground by giving a comprehensive and up-to-date tour of the work for a global audience. Attention is given to the unity of Saxo’s massive chronicle, whether he is dealing with a legendary pagan past or events from his own time. Saxo’s world and views are explored in ways that shed new light on all of northern Europe. Contributors are Bjørn Bandlien, Karsten Friis-Jensen, Michael H. Gelting, Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm, Lars Hermanson, Lars Kjær, Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen, Annette Lassen, Anders Leegaard Knudsen, Lars Boje Mortensen, Mia Münster-Swendsen, Erik Niblaeus, Roland Scheel, Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, Kurt Villads Jensen, and Helle Vogt.

The Vikings in Poland

Author : Leszek Gardeła
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429790597
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book The Vikings in Poland written by Leszek Gardeła and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering work offers a meticulous exploration of Scandinavian presence in Viking Age Poland. Unveiling the complexities and controversies of past research and delving into the nuances of reciprocal interactions between Western Slavic and Scandinavian populations as revealed through archaeology and medieval texts, the book casts genuinely new light on a previously overlooked part of the Viking world. In setting the stage for these investigations, the monograph traces the evolution of Viking and Old Norse studies in Poland. It covers the romanticisation of Norse culture and literature, the dark days of the Second World War when archaeology was strongly driven by violent ideologies, and the profound changes that occurred in academia after the fall of communism and Poland’s accession to the European Union. At the core of this book are thorough investigations into cross-cultural interactions along the shores of the southern Baltic as well as in the interior of Poland. Using first-hand analyses of archaeological evidence from bustling ports of trade, settlement sites, silver hoards, and burial grounds, it is argued that the relationship between the local Western Slavic population and the Scandinavian migrants was highly complex but overall very symmetrical. Crucial notions such as the construction of identity in diasporic communities, ritual behaviour, and the symbolic content of Viking Age material culture are also discussed at length, offering new insights into Scandinavian and Slavic minds. Enriched with high-quality illustrations, photographs, as well as artistic reconstructions, this book fills many blank spaces in the field of Viking studies and is intended both for professional audiences and general readers interested in the intricacies of our shared past.

The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe

Author : Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317544536
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe written by Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe" surveys the major religious currents of Europe before Christianity - the first continental religion with hegemonic ambition - wiped out most local religions. The evidence - whether archaeological or written - is notoriously difficult to interpret, and the variety of religions documented by the sources and the range of languages used are bewildering. The "Handbook" brings together leading authorities on pre-Christian religious history to provide a state-of-the-art survey. The first section of the book covers the Prehistoric period, from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. The second section covers the period since writing systems began. Ranging across the Mediterranean and Northern, Celtic and Slavic Europe, the essays assess the archaeological and textual evidence. Dispersed archaeological remains and biased outside sources constitute our main sources of information, so the complex task of interpreting these traces is explained for each case. The "Handbook" also aims to highlight the plurality of religion in ancient Europe: the many ways in which it is expressed, notably in discourse, action, organization, and material culture; how it is produced and maintained by different people with different interests; how communities always connect with or disassociate from adjunct communities and how their beliefs and rituals are shaped by these relationships. The "Handbook" will be invaluable to anyone interested in ancient History and also to scholars and students of Religion, Anthropology, Archaeology, and Classical Studies.

The Slavic Religion in the Light of 11th- and 12th-Century German Chronicles (Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau)

Author : Stanisław Rosik
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004331484
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Slavic Religion in the Light of 11th- and 12th-Century German Chronicles (Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau) written by Stanisław Rosik and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Stanisław Rosik focuses on the meaning and significance of Old Slavic religion as presented in three German chronicles (the works of Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau) written during the time of the Christianization of the Western Slavs. The source analyses show the ways the chroniclers understood, explained and represented pre-Christian beliefs and cults, which were interpreted as elements of a foreign, “barbarian”, culture and were evaluated from the perspective of Church doctrine. In this study, individual features of the three authors are discussed– including the issue of the credibility of their information on Old Slavic religion– and broader conclusions on medieval thought are also presented.

The Gods of the Ancient Slavs

Author : Myroslava T. Znayenko
Publisher : Slavica Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book The Gods of the Ancient Slavs written by Myroslava T. Znayenko and published by Slavica Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religious Rites of War beyond the Medieval West

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004686371
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book Religious Rites of War beyond the Medieval West written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume Two of a two-volume collection that brings together contributions from cultural and military history to offer an examination of religious rites employed in connection with warfare as well as their transformative and power- and identity-building potential across political communities of medieval Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe. Covering the period ca. 900 and 1500, the work takes theoretical, textual and practical approaches to the research on religious warfare, and investigates the connections between, and significance and function of crucial war rituals such as pre-, intra- and postbellum rites, as well as various activities surrounding the military life of individuals, polities, and corporates. Contributors are Robert Antonín, Robert Bubczyk, Dariusz Dąbrowski, Jesse Harrington, Carsten Selch Jensen, Sini Kangas, Radosław Kotecki, Gregory Leighton, Kyle C. Lincoln, Jacek Maciejewski, Yulia Mikhailova, Max Naderer, László Veszprémy, and Dušan Zupka.

The Ruling Families of Rus

Author : Christian Raffensperger
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 178914745X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Ruling Families of Rus written by Christian Raffensperger and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of the Kyivan Rus, a medieval dynastic state in eastern Europe. Kyivan Rus’ was a state in northeastern Europe from the late ninth to the mid-sixteenth century that encompassed a variety of peoples, including Lithuanians, Polish, and Ottomans. The Ruling Families of Rus explores the region’s history through local families, revealing how the concept of family rule developed over the centuries into what we understand as dynasties today. Examining a broad range of archival sources, the authors examine the development of Rus, Lithuania, Muscovy, and Tver and their relationships with the Mongols, Byzantines, and others. The Ruling Families of Rus will appeal to scholars interested in the medieval history of eastern Europe.

Into the Carpathians

Author : Alan E. Sparks
Publisher : Rainy Day Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1633931544
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book Into the Carpathians written by Alan E. Sparks and published by Rainy Day Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bronze Medal Winner, 2016 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards: Best Regional Non-Fiction - Europe. Finalist, 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Travel. An engaging and informative chronicle of a hiking and wildlife research expedition along the Carpathian and Sudety Mountains, from Romania to Germany, some 800 miles as the crow flies. (This volume, Part 1, covers the first half of the journey, through Romania and Ukraine.) On the trail of wolves, we are led deep into the misty hills, enchanting forests, and intriguing history of this fabled landscape, where encounters with wolves, bears, and lynx; werewolves, vampires, and witches; lumberjacks, shepherds, and outlaws; poets, tyrants, and saints; deities, demons, and sirens—and such ancient peoples as Proto-Indo-Europeans, Dacians, and Rus’, and such imposing historical figures as Attila the Hun, Vlad the Impaler, and Volodymyr the Great—provide broad insight into the natural, historical, and mythological forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the nations, cultures, and psyches along the way. 63 beautiful color photographs also emblaze this memorable trek.

Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics

Author : James Hastings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1814 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Sacrifice-Sudra

Author : James Hastings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 948 pages
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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Sacrifice-Sudra written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics: Sacrifice-Sudra

Author : James Hastings
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 944 pages
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Download or read book Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics: Sacrifice-Sudra written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scope: theology, philosophy, ethics of various religions and ethical systems and relevant portions of anthropology, mythology, folklore, biology, psychology, economics and sociology.

The Epics of Celtic Ireland

Author : Jean Markale
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780892818150
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book The Epics of Celtic Ireland written by Jean Markale and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most powerfully moving tales in Western literature are found in the epics of Celtic Ireland. In this collection, Markale restores these texts to their original form and reveals how deeply these mythic tales have shaped modern thought.

Slavic Mythology

Author : Jan Hanuš Máchal
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Slavic Mythology written by Jan Hanuš Máchal and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavic Mythology is a comprehensive study on myths, folklore and legends of the Slavic people settled in Eastern and Central Europe with a meticulous approach to the spirits and ghouls found in Slavic mythical beliefs. Thorough and comprehensive research covers various aspects of the theme, from stories of spirits of the dead, through folk tales of gods and beings of the households, forests and water, to legends of Slavic gods. The study comprehends the mythology of Slavic people of the Elbe river and the Russians, with a glance at the Baltic mythology.

Slavic Myths & Legends

Author : Jan Hanuš Máchal
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Slavic Myths & Legends written by Jan Hanuš Máchal and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavic Myths & Legends is a comprehensive study on myths, folklore and legends of the Slavic people settled in Eastern and Central Europe with a meticulous approach to the spirits and ghouls found in Slavic mythical beliefs. Thorough and comprehensive research covers various aspects of the theme, from stories of spirits of the dead, through folk tales of gods and beings of the households, forests and water, to legends of Slavic gods. The study comprehends the mythology of Slavic people of the Elbe river and the Russians, with a glance at the Baltic mythology.

Slavic Gods and Heroes

Author : Judith Kalik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351028685
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Slavic Gods and Heroes written by Judith Kalik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a radical reinterpretation of the Slavic pagan religion made on the basis of a thorough re-examination of all reliable sources. What did Slavic pagan religion have in common with the Afro-American cult of voodoo? Why were no Slavic gods mentioned before the mid-tenth century, and why were there no Slavic gods at all between the Dnieper and the Order? Why were Slavic foundation legends similar to the totemic myths of the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe, and who were Slavic Remus and Romulus? What were the Indo-European roots of Slavic hippomantic rituals, and where was the Eastern Slavic dragon Zmey Gorynych born? Answers to these and many other provocative questions can be found in this book.