Old Nordic/Germanic Religions
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Wolfgang Pauli: "Die wichtigste und zugleich schwierigste Aufgabe unserer Zeit scheint mir die Arbeit an der Konstruktion einer neuen Wirklichkeitsvorstellung zu sein." Offenbar funktioniert "unsere Wirklichkeit" nicht besonders gut.... more
Фрейя и Фригг являются, пожалуй, наиболее часто уопоминаемыми богинями германо-скандинавского пантеона. Цель статьи - раскрыть их сложные взаимоотношения в исторической перспективе. Автор предпринимает попытку проанализировать все... more
Статья раскрывает роль коней в религиозных практиках и пердставлениях германских народов. Особое внимание в этом вопросе автор предлагает уделить археологическим источникам, а именно - массовым конным захоронениям в могильниках франкской... more
В статье поднимается ряд вопросов методологического характера,в частности обсуждаются основания разграничения источника и предмета в религиоведческих исследованиях. Автор предлагает варианты решения данного вопроса на материале... more
T. F. Tout has been overshadowed by his contemporary F. W. Maitland to no small degree because of continuing reverence for Maitland's 'literary genius', 1 against which Tout's self-confessed 'patient and plodding working out of apparently... more
The world map of the Nordic myths Jotunheim, Jotunhem or Giant Home is in Norse mythology the world of giants and other evil powers, located beyond Asgard and Middle-earth. An interpretation of the world of giants: Between Asgard and... more
INDICE IV L'horridus dIetro casa ria Berg, Bringing the Wilderness into the Domus. Loca horrida in Roman Domestic Decor simone foresta, L'orrida assenza e il felice ritorno del princeps. La natura nell'elaborazione augustea tra ansie e... more
Министерство культуры Нижегородской области Институт международных отношений и мировой истории ННГУ им. Н.И. Лобачевского Нижегородская государственная областная универсальная научная библиотека им. В.И. Ленина НАСЛЕДИЕ В.Г. КОРОЛЕНКО... more
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Vaner betyder kärleksgudar och asar betyder ljusgudar: Man har tolkat van som glänsande eller mörk men med tanke på existensen av kärleksgudinnan Freja och kärleksguden Frej i centrum av dem, verkar van betyda kärlek och vänskap.
Sommaren 2022 gjorde Arkeologisk museum, UiS, arkeologiske og geofysiske undersøkingar på garden Gunnarshaug i Torvastad, nord for Avaldsnes. Resultata av nye undersøkingar i skipsgrava Storhaug, og påvisinga av ei ny skipsgrav i... more
This is the case in Indic and Iranian too, and, though they bear different names, the functions and characteristics of Avestan Ātar and Indic Agni are very similar, as stated by West 3 : "In its scope it is entirely comparable to Vedic... more
What did the body mean for inhabitants of the medieval Norse-speaking world? How was the physical body viewed? Where did the boundary lie between corporality and the psychological or spiritual aspects of humanity? And how did such an... more
As a controversial female character of the end of the fourth century AD, Empress Justina suffers a hostile literary tradition, as the sharp quill of Christian authors always deliver her a denigrating portrait. One might wonder how the... more
Was muss ich tun, um das Leben im kommenden Zeitalter zu erben?
Zur idg. Wurzel *tep-'warm sein' (IEW1069ff.) gehören die folgenden keltischen Belege: 1) air. tee 2 , te 'heiß' < *tepents, PL teit < *tepentes (= ai. Part, täpant-, lat. tepens). Vgl. die air. Abstraktbildung te(i)te < *tep(e)ntiiä... more
Wandeln Sie in den Fußstapfen prähistorischer und antiker Menschen Wie Ramachandran, der Neurowissenschaftler, betont, besteht ein primärer Prozess des menschlichen Geistes darin, Modelle der Welt zu schaffen und Kunstwerke in der Welt zu... more
However, it is extremely rare for a previously completely unknown work to come to light. However, this happened with the discovery of the song about the wedding of Hürnen Seyfried together with a previously unknown print of the song of... more
Jeder Mensch ist ein Geschöpf der Zeit, in der er lebt, und nur wenige sind in der Lage, sich über die Vorstellungen der Zeit zu erheben. - Voltaire Mannheim und historische Synergien: Mannheims Argument war ziemlich gesunder... more
Maybe the time has now come to embrace a darker, mysterious side of the North European mythos, distorted, multi-faceted and enthralling: The Wild Hunt.
Ethnicity and identity have formed a major focus in late antique and early medieval archaeology and history. Wide-ranging debates between the so-called Vienna and Toronto Schools have had massive impacts beyond early medieval history, as... more
Alessandro Casale bemerkt: „Indigene Gesellschaften in Nord- und Südamerika haben Traumtheorien und -interpretationen, die eine philosophische Ordnung über die Natur des Universums offenbaren.“ Das steht im Einklang mit der Forschung zur... more
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Even if it is often assumed that the Nibelungen saga, the most famous saga of the Germanic mythology, goes back to the time of the Migration Period, the plot points back to a much further time, namely the Chalcolithic Age. Here you have... more
Keď v predvečer peloponézskej vojny vyslovil aténsky vodca Perikles varovanie, že sa väčšmi obáva aténskych vlastných omylov ako zámerov nepriateľa, nemohol tušiť, akými jasnozrivými sa tieto jeho slová stanú. Dokonale to demonštruje aj... more
IN THIS FOURTH AND PENULTIMATE ARTICLE in this sub-series focused on Archangel Michael’s and Archangel Vidar’s roles in bridging the Fifth and Sixth cultural Epochs we will expand our overview to include the Second cultural period, which... more
The Roman emperor as the ultimate source of gold was remembered in the alliterative poetry of Germanic peoples. The practice of honouring barbarian kings with heavy medals showing the picture of the emperor is reflected by cheisuring in... more
On October 10, 1352, a battle took place near the Thracian city of Didymoteichon, which marked the first important victory of the Ottoman Turks in Europe. The results of this military encounter contributed to definitive Ottoman settlement... more
This article is the first in a three-part series that explores the borrowing of Proto-Germanic *þur(i)saz into Middle Proto-Finnic as *tur(i)sas, which designated a water monster and in Karelian epic parallels Þórr's fishing for the World... more
During Bronze Age, the shallow Tollense River (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) flowed through a flat landscape dominated by Carex reeds and open water surfaces overgrown with aquatic plants . Nevertheless, this apparently calm... more
Alles beginnt, wenn das Jahr endet, aber nicht alles endet, wenn das Jahr beginnt. Wie die Schlange, die sich in den Schwanz beißt, konfrontieren und töten menschliche Gesellschaften weiterhin einander. Wir Menschen bewegen uns in einem... more
An innovative interpretative hypothesis is proposed for the mysterious inscription recurring in churches across north-west Tuscany, which not only decrypts its literal meaning, but also provides an organic contextualisation. Thus, new... more
In 2020, a treasure hunter unearthed a magnificent gold treasure in a village called Vindelev in Denmark, dating from the mid-5th century. Right from the middle of the Migration Period between the 4th and 6th century, when various groups... more
Bucheingänge, Fiktion und Wahrheit gedruckter niederländischer Historien im europäischen Kontext "With poetry" Book beginnings, fiction and truth in printed Dutch 'histories' in a European context kurzfassung: In der Zeit des... more
Die altnordische Runeninschrift von Eggja betrifft das indogermanische Thema 'die Sonne nicht sehen' = 'tot sein'.
This article documents the increasing use of the English curse word fuck worldwide, as well as its degree of adaption into the host language, its syntactic function, and its meaning and its strength as taboo. Comparing the use of fuck... more
Geschichte der Katholischen Kirche Sossenheim in 3 Teilen vom Beginn der Christianisierung Bonifatiusweg mit Etappe Sossenheim (Bonifatius-kreuz Denkmalgruppe 1513 bei den Sossenheimer Kreuzen) Erster-wähnung 1213 Gerichtsstätte und... more
De menselijke spraak baseert op vijf onafhankelijke, actieve bronnen, die men articulatiepunt (ook wel plaats van articulatie) noemt. Deze articuatiepunten moeten al vroeg in de prehistorische tijd de mens bekend zijn geweest, die zich... more
First attempt at an edition of the Old High German Merseburger Zaubersprüche.
In his 1989 book on Alsatian folk pottery, Georges Klein published a Julleuchter found in Obernai ; he wrongly thought that it was made in Alsace in the 19th century. Fifteen years later, another study on Alsatian pottery by Bernard... more
Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion (SSCR) (ISSN 2002-4606) is a peer-reviewed series initiated by Åke Hultkrantz in 1961. While its earlier emphasis lay in ethnographic-comparative approaches to religion, the series now covers a... more
Kapittel 11 Laeraren i skulefolkets stordomstid: Om ein einskild laerar sitt forhold til presten og til skuledemokratiet ������������������265 Kristin Hatlebrekke Kapittel 12 Levd hverdagsreligion... more
Den tyske orientalisten og eksegeten Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791) spelte ei viktig rolle i arbeidet med å avskaffe bruken av gamaltestamentlege tekstar som rettskjelde i skandinavisk rettspraksis. Den katolske kyrkja hadde før... more
В литературе по музееведению сложились определенные стереотипы относительно процессов музейного строительства и реформирования Государственного Эрмитажа, происходившего в 1920–1930-е гг. Благодаря масштабной работе по цифровой... more