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The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe

By Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson , Hilda Ellis Davidson

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1993
ISBN
0415049377, 9780415049375, 9780203322611, 0415049369
LCC
BL900 .D38 1993
Open Library ID
OL1735806M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1749211 bytes)
Pages
190\190
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14

Description

I first must say that this is most certainly not Ms. Davidson' best work. Several of her other books are quite a bit better.

The book looks at Northern European beliefs, myths, and archaeology and seeks to build a general picture of pagan religions among Celtic and Germanic peoples. The book provides a cursory look at archaeology of sacred spaces, some linguistic issues and some basic reviews of myths and legends. On the positive side, the book's scope is pretty good.

On the negative side, I found Davidson's analysis to be overly short and her methodology to be fuzzy.

I would recommend skipping this book and focusing on her other books instead (many of which are excellent).

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