Otherworldly Beings in the Pre-Christian North: Tribal, Chiefdom, and Archaic Religion and the Use of Cultural Evolutionary Theory
The interplay between societal and cultural change consists of a host of different factors. Religious conceptions are just one and are this article’s focus. Various conceptions of Otherworldly beings can be found in the textual sources for pre-Christian Nordic religion. To better understand these di...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Temenos
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-89 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Supernatural being
/ Nature religion
/ Typology
/ Cultural evolution
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BD Ancient European religions KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia NBC Doctrine of God NBH Angelology; demonology TB Antiquity |
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B Ontology B Cultural Evolution B archaic religion B Philippe Descola B pre-Christian Nordic religion B tribal religion B chiefdom religion B Robert N. Bellah B dispositions of being B álfar B otherwordly beings B cultural evolutionary theory |
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