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More than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions
The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor, and the end of the world approaching in …
Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief
This books explores varying conceptions of the Nightmare hag, mara, in Scandinavian folk belief. What began as observations of some startling narratives preserved in folklore …
Nostalgia, Loss and Creativity in South-East Europe
Where nostalgia was once dismissed a wistful dream of a never-never land, the academic focus has shifted to how pieces of the past are assembled as the elements in alternative …
Alevi Identity
In the rising momentum for new and reformulated cultural identities, the Turkish Alevi have also emerged on the scene, demanding due recognition. In this process a number of …
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3
Between the age of St. Augustine and the sixteenth century reformations magic continued to be both a matter of popular practice and of learned inquiry. This volume deals with its …
Islam
Many existing introductions to Islam focus predominantly on the Middle East and on historical background at the expense of Islam as a lived faith. Assessing Islam as a truly …
Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives: Origins, changes and interactions
Norrön religion studeras av arkeologer, historiker, religionshistoriker, konsthistoriker, litteraturvetare, ortnamnsforskare och forskare inom skandinavistik. För att underlätta …
Hedendomen i historiens spegel : bilder av det förkristna Norden
Bilden av det förgångna tolkas alltid genom de tankemönster samtiden tillhandahåller, och olika tider har därför skapat skiftande biler av historien. I Hedendomen i historiens …
Neo-Ottoman Imaginaries in Contemporary Turkey
This book presents gendered readings of cultural manifestations that relate to the Ottoman era as a preferred past and a model for the future. By means of claims of authenticity …
Rethinking the space for religion : new actors in Central and Southeast Europe on religion, authenticity and belonging
What happens to people’s sense of belonging when globalization meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion and ethnicity? Who are the …
Alevi Identity
In the rising momentum for new and reformulated cultural identities, the Turkish Alevi have also emerged on the scene, demanding due recognition. In this process a number of …
Contested Memories and the Demands of the Past
This book brings together new perspectives on collective memory in the modern Muslim world. It discusses how memory cultures are established and used at national levels - in …