Full name: Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions

Author: H. R. Ellis Davidson Year: 1988 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Religion, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780815624417 0815624417

Most people know of Valhalla, the World-Tree and the gods of Norse mythology, or the strange hunts and voyages of the ancient Irish tales. Yet, few people realize the significance of the similarities and contrasts between the religions of the pre-Christian people of north-western Europe. The Celts and Germans and Scandinavians had much in common in their religious practices and beliefs, and this is the first serious attempt that has been made to compare them. There are striking resemblances in their ideas about battle-goddesses and protective spirits, holy places, sacrificial rituals, divination and ideas about the Other World; and Myths and symbols in pagan Europe poses questions like: do such parallels go back to early times or are they owing to late Viking contact? Similar books: A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe by H. R. Ellis Davidson Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by H. R. Ellis Davidson The Gods of the Celts by Miranda Green Dionysus by Walter F. Otto Celtic Gods and Heroes by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths? by Paul Veyne Myths and Legends of the Celts by James MacKillop Celtic Myths and Legends by T. W. Rolleston The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses by R. J. Stewart Myths of the Norsemen by H. A. Guerber Favorite Norse Myths by Mary Pope Osborne Celtic Mythology by Proinsias Mac Cana Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend by Miranda J. Green The Paradigm by Jonathan Cahn The Fisherman's Tomb by John O'Neill No god but God by Reza Aslan The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton 1453 by Roger Crowley