Pagan Goddesses in the Early Germanic World : Eostre, Hreda and the Cult of Matrons (Studies in Early Medieval History)

Shaw, Philip A.

Bristol Classical Press（2011/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 128 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780715637975
• DDC分類 293.211

Full Description

This book considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, and argues that modern scholarship has tended to focus too heavily on the notion of divine functions or spheres of activity, such as fertility or warfare, rather than considering the extent to which goddesses are rooted in localities and social structures - such local religious manifestations are more important to Germanic paganisms than is often supposed, and should caution us against assumptions of pan-Germanic traditional beliefs.

Linguistic and onomastic evidence is not always well integrated into discussions of historical developments in the early Middle Ages, and this book provides both an introduction to the models and methods employed throughout, and a model for further research into the linguistic evidence for traditional beliefs among the Germanic-speaking communities of early medieval Europe.

Contents

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: The Footprint of Pre-Christian Worship
2. Linguistic Models and Methods
3. The Romano-Germanic Religious Landscape and
the Early Middle Ages
4. Eostre: Pan-Germanic Goddess or 'Etymological Fancy'?
5. Hreda
6. Conclusion: Roles of the Northern Goddess?
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Words
General Index