Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde issue 36 of journal of indoeuropean studies. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde, jies monograph no. Heathen gods in old english lit cambridge studies in anglosaxon england richard north 1997. Odin and the indo germanic m nnerb nde journal of indoeuropean studies monograph no. The norse god odinns missing eye is a feature which is firmly established in the vocabulary of the viking poets.
Explores the fundamental germanic reinterpretation of christianity, which gives clues. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde by kris kershaw. The author sees rudrashiva as the indian equivalent of odin adopting a thematic as opposed to dumezilian functional mapping, aesma as the indian equivalent. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde issue 36 of journal of indoeuropean studies. This is a remarkably comprehensive study of the god odin and related indoeuropean, or what the author frequently calls indo germanic, mythological figures. The 10 best advanced norse mythology books norse mythology. Wodanaz project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. A study of the conception of the dead in old norse literature, by hilda roderick ellis davidson. In scandinavia and christian europe in the middle ages. The authors thesis is that there is a general complex which may be seen as an indoeuropean mannerbund and its associated god of ecstasy. Books, papers and primary sources on war goddesses and.
Wotan in the anglosaxon, germanic and scandinavian mythology. Thoughts on the olbian calendar the house of vines. Deciphering the witches sabbath ginzburg, carlo the night battles kelly, fergus a guide to early irish law kershaw, kris the oneeyed god. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde journal of indoeuropean studies monograph by kershaw, priscilla k isbn. Its one of those moments when you realize you are in deep. A book that is a depth of dark occult knowledge equaled to a thousand black suns. Priscilla aka kris kershaw, nee kasden, was born 14 june, 1940, in new york city. The berserker is often used in many different forms of media as an archetype, such as in video games.
The wild hunt and the ghostly processions of the undead claude lecouteux. The primary purpose of kris kershaws the oneeyed god. The highest and most supreme deity, universally worshipped among all germanic tribes, was called wuotan in old high german, odin in norse. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde as want to read. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde journal of indoeuropean studies monograph no. Mar 10, 20 the parallels to odinwotan are fairly obvious. This is the first dissertation i have read cover to cover. Innangard and utangard norse mythology for smart people. According to pagan conception, wodan is the ruler of the world, wise and skilled in arts, the allpowerful and allpervading god, ordainer of wars and battles, on whom at the same time depends the fertility. I know many people dont peruse academic research papers for fun, but kris kershaws book is so great that it was a pleasure to read. From greece, to germania, to india, groups of young men were taken from their homes and initiated into an oathbound warrior band. Indo european mythology as ideology and science chicago. So, recently i launched a database focused on symbols connected to the ancient germanic corpus, kvasir symbol database. Odin is also a fierce, destructive god, associated with storms, war, and the wild hunt.
However i recently chatted with an academic who felt that a lot of the reasoning was outdated. If you havent read it or seen it yet, id recommend gershensons apollo the wolfgod, and also kershaws the oneeyed god. I should point out that many other authors have drawn the same comparison one of the most notable being kris kershaw in his excellent book the oneeyed god. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Conceptual thought in the old norse myth of creation. With his norse counterpart,4 odin, woden represents a development of the protogermanic god wodanaz. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde is to explain why odin was thought to have only one eye.
Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde by priscilla k kershaw book. Games such as these often feature the berserker in a classbased system, where the berserker is just one of many possible choices. Essays on germanic religion journal of indoeuropean studies monograph series no. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde in searchworks catalog. Viktor rydbergs investigations into germanic mythology.
Journal of indoeuropean studies monograph series 36. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde by kris kershaw. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Detailing the germanic ancestor cult, the wild hunt, and common mis conceptions of germanic mannerbunde. Robert the secret commonwealth kondratiev, alexei the. Etymology, germanic civilization, indoeuropean languages, mythology, indoeuropean, norse mythology. The germanization of medieval christianity james c. Odin is the face of this god, who transcends appearances and never appears to us in his totality. An esoteric commentary on the volsung saga, part i counter. Gershenson, daniel apollo the wolfgod ginzburg, carlo ecstasies. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde kris kershaw. It is a longstanding practice in the field of indoeuropean studies to use one indoeuropean tradition to shed light on another, and to help us fill in the blanks. The oneeyed god odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde year. This is much more than just solid, factual information about odin and the people whose deity he was, for odin was the god of the einheriar, of the germanic and viking mannerbunde, the furor teutonicus and the war bands of the great folk wandering that shaped so much of the map of europe as we know today.
Garmonsway memorial lecture delivered 29 october 1971 in the university of york by h. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde by kris kershaw institute for the study of man, washington dc. The one eyed god referring to odin, is a dense and academic work focusing on the central tenets revolving around the myth of odin wodanaz and the various symbolic attributes that are ascribed to or involved with him, mainly speaking, the male oriented cult of initiation, the mannerbunde. Viktor rydbergs investigations into germanic mythology 1.
Narratives, ritual practices and regional distribution in prechristian scandinavian religions by catharina raudvere editor, jens peter schjodt teutonic magic by kveldulf gundarsson the oneeyed god. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde, as both will have much to assist you in all of this. In my opinion, thor is really more the god of the warrior whose life is about protecting the tribe, while odin is the god of the warrior in the warband or who is a brigand, raider, etc. Proceedings of the eleventh ucla indoeuropean conference. Using passages from the eddic poems, rydberg shows that the genuine heathen conception of the cosmos places yggdrasills three roots in the underworld, and its branches in the heavens. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde monograph no. In making my argument, i will be drawing extensively upon the indian tradition. One of these entries is on the topic of honey bees, and how they appear to have a particular association with fate in the germanic folklore record, reaching back to the insects found in childeric is grave all the way up until the modern folklore record the practice of. In the myths, of course, he sacrificed it for wisdom, but why was the particular symbolism of a lost eye.
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