John Lindow
American folklorist and scholar of Old Norse and Scandinavian studies, Professor Emeritus of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley, known for Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.
Books
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1. Norse Mythology
A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
A concise, scholarly guide to the Norse mythic world, presenting alphabetically arranged entries on gods, heroes, places, and key concepts, with clear explanations of cosmology, rituals, and the historical context of the sources. Drawing on the Poetic and Prose Eddas, archaeology, and comparative scholarship, it unpacks etymologies and debates to illuminate figures like Odin, Thor, and Freyja and themes culminating in Ragnarök. Accessible yet rigorous, it maps how these stories were recorded, transformed under Christianization, and continue to resonate.
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