The Sacrificial Festival at Uppsala: A Comparative Perspective

ABSTRACT: The source value of Adam of Bremen’s description of the pre-Christian sacrificial ritual at Uppsala is hotly debated. Some scholars emphasize that it rests on the account of an eye-witness, others that it is a compilation of Christian stereotypes of pagan cult in general. The aim of the pr...

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Main Author: Hultgård, Anders 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2022
In: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 2022, Volume: 74, Pages: 600-621
Further subjects:B Iranian tradition
B Greco-Roman cult
B animal offerings
B ritual inscriptions
B Adam of Bremen
B Human Sacrifice
B Old Uppsala
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