The lost beliefs of northern Europe

by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

Paper Book, 1993

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Available

Call number

291/.0936

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Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Description

Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.

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Good book, pretty pictures.

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Original publication date

1993

Physical description

viii, 181 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

0415049377 / 9780415049375

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