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Nordic Religions in the Viking Age
The popular image of the Viking as a horn-helmeted berserker plying the ocean in a dragon-headed long boat is firmly fixed in history. Imagining Viking "conquerors" as much more …
Lighthouse Hauntings
What is it about lighthouses that stirs the heart and sparks the imagination? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless always vulnerable. We look to them for …
Myths, tales and poetry
This anthology presents Sámi oral and written texts from the last four hundred years - Sámi narratives and poetry relating creation of the world, the inhabitation of Sápmi, and …
Finnish Folk Poetry and the Kalevala
Since its initial publication in the early nineteenth century, Elias Lonnrot’s Finnish epic Kalevala has attracted international interest and scholarship. However, the author …
The Children of Odin (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
"The Children of Odin: Nordic Gods and Heroes" (1920) is a lyrical introduction to the myths and epic legends of the ancient Scandinavians. Fusing the disparate mythic accounts of …
Companion to World War II
A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay …
Lyric, Meaning, and Audience in the Oral Tradition of Northern Europe
Focusing on particular characters, situations, or emotions-usually with little or no explicit plot-lyric song poses interpretive challenges to the listening audience. Without an …
Fieldwork in Modern Chinese History
This book explores how fieldwork has been used to research Chinese history in the past and new ways that others might use in it the future. It introduces the previous generations …
Companion to World War II
A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay …
Diversifying STEM
2020 Choice? Outstanding Academic Title Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying …
The Louisiana Field Guide
In Louisiana, every bite of food and each turn of phrase is an expression of cultural literacy. Correctly pronouncing ""Tchoupitoulas"" or ""Atchafalaya,"" knowing the difference …
Fieldwork in Modern Chinese History
This book explores how fieldwork has been used to research Chinese history in the past and new ways that others might use in it the future. It introduces the previous generations …