Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf - WordSea
Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend
by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf
Here is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia. In this rural society, the people lived close to nature and believed themselves an integral part of it. This volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of a traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives considered for their literary value.
Social ScienceFolklore & Mythology
RELEASED1991
PUBLISHERUniversity of Minnesota Press
LENGTH429
LANGUAGEEN
Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend
by Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf
Here is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia. In this rural society, the people lived close to nature and believed themselves an integral part of it. This volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of a traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives considered for their literary value.