Description
About the Author
John Lindow is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews
...this is one of the best studies I have seen so far of Old Norse mythology because this subject tends to be treated as if it is a cartoon in the media and by scholars who echo these myths. * Anna Faktorovich, editor-in-chief, Pennsylvania literary Journal *
Through judicious selection, Old Norse Mythology seeks to map out a diverse range of studies in which the mythology is central ... Old Norse Mythology is a study that it is good to see available in a series of 'accessible overviews of the world's mythological traditions'. * John Hines, Folklore *
Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. * D. J. Shepherd, CHOICE *
The format of Lindow's book is novel and, for this reader, a welcome innovation in a presentation of a written mythology.... Old Norse Mythology is the inaugural volume of a new series, World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life, edited by folklorists Tok Thompson and Gregory Schrempp. With the publication of John Lindow's book, the series is off to an auspicious start. * William Hansen, Journal of Folklore Research *
This book is an admirably wide-ranging account of Old Norse mythology in general, and a welcome addition to Lindow's earlier works on the subject. * Scandinavica Vol 63 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197554487
Author John Lindow
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 18mm