Sökning: "Norse pagan religion"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Norse pagan religion.

  1. 1. Religious Identities in Viking Age Britain: Pagan Imagery in a Colonial Context

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Margaret Lucille Muth; [2020]
    Nyckelord :archaeology; colonial identity; iconography; imagery; Norse mythology; preChristian religions; religion; stone monuments; Viking Age Britain; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Livet som hedning : Paganistiska inriktningar och historisk inspiration i nutida Sverige

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Sofia Knutsson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Paganism; Hedendom; Historisk inspiration; Asatro; Naturreligion;

    Sammanfattning : This essay presents the result of a quantitative study made among contemporary pagans in Sweden. The study, which is based on an Internet survey, examines which types of pagan practices that are most common and what kind of troubles pagan faith could cause in the practitioners daily life. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Själsföreställningar : Förr och dessförinnan

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Torbjörn Lekberg; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Norse religion; viking age; soul aspects; folklore; fylgjur; hugr; hamr; hamingjur; draugar;

    Sammanfattning : This essay deals with the concept of 'soul' in beliefs among north germanic pagans. As it comes forth in written sources, this concept can easely be seen as an odd contradiction, since the concept of 'soul' after the demise of a person seems to split. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Krigarkvinna i det hedniska Norden : En undersökning av två samtida skildringar av sköldmön Ladgerd i den fornnordiska religionen

    L3-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Författare :Bente Moen; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Norse religion; Saxo Grammaticus; Snorri Sturluson; the Amazon; Ladgerd; Torgerd; Holgabrud; giantess Gerd blot Norse royal ideology;

    Sammanfattning : The essay has its beginning in the source material that deal with ancient Norse religion before the people in the Nordic countries became Christian. The fact that there are no contemporary written or authentic sources available that can tell us something about the Norse religion during the Viking age is problematic. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Det barbariska Norden : en kritisk innehållsanalys av hur asatron framställs i jämförelse med kristendomen i läromedel för religionskunskap

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia

    Författare :Rebecca Ädel; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Norse pagan religion; Adam of Bremen; Ibn Fadhlan; widow burning; human sacrifice; asatro; kristendom; korståg; änkebränning; offer; Norden; läroboksstudie; textanalys; Adam av Bremen; Ibn Fadhlan;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to present a critical analysis of how certain themes of the Norse pagan religion are portrayed in ten selected textbooks used for Religious Science education in grades one through nine. The themes included in the analysis are; the description of the transition from the Norse Pagan religion to Christianity; Adam of Bremen’s portrayal of human sacrifice, and lastly Ibn Fadhlan’s characterization of widow burning. LÄS MER