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Pagan Resurrection: A Force for Evil or the Future of Western Spirituality?
Richard Rudgley
Century, 2007
Recommended for heathens or the curious
This book purports to be the biography of a god: Odin. Its mission statement is further explained on the dust jacket: "Pagan Resurrection is not just about the modern crisis in western spirituality, it also suggests a way forward." Considering Richard Rudgley's stated aims, then, this review will ...
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The Varangians of Byzantium
Benedict Benedikz
Cambridge University Press, 2007
Fact-packed and serious study!
Wonderfully detailed researched and well-written. Good foot notes and cross references. A primer on the topic.
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The Anglo-Saxon Way of Death
Samantha Lucy
Sutton Publishing, 2001
An up-to-date and accessible account of death and burial in Anglo-Saxon England. The book offers insights into the society and customs of the Anglo-Saxons and provides clues about their way of life and their understanding of the world. Through a detailed study of cemeteries, gravegoods and human remains, the author seeks to offer a review of this emotive subject. Samantha Lucy looks first at the ...
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The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations: ...
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1889 edition by John Murray, London.
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Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials, and Myths
R.I. Page
University of Toronto Press, 1995
A fine introduction to Viking culture.
Dr. Page is among the foremost scholars to focus on the Viking era. This particular piece is mostly introductory, but is of value even to those with a deeper interest in the subject. For beginners, the book presents the Vikings in their own words. Dr. Page has provided useful explication to ...
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A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism
John Michael Greer
ADF Publishing, 2005
Positive Polytheism
+ Where's the magic?
+ Understanding Polytheism
+ Best Book for Arguing the Polytheistic Natural World Concept
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Ancient Germanic Warriors: Warrior Styles from Trajan's Column to Icelandic Sagas
Michael Speidel
Routledge, 2004
Ancient Germanic warriors played a decisive role in historical events from 200 BC, when Germanic culture first became identifiable, to AD 1000 when Christianity swept through the Nordic countries. Arising from beliefs and states of mind, a variety of warrior styles manifested themselves in differences of dress, weaponry and fighting technique. Professor Speidel here details seventeen different ...
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Gods of Asgard
Erik Evensen
Studio E3, 2007
Great intro to the world of the northern gods
When I first heard about Erik Evensen's graphic novel, Gods of Asgard, I was truly excited. Modern interpretations of mythology are something of a pet hobby of mine, and the previews of the artwork for this retelling of some of the major myths of the Norse gods was promising. After a brief hunt ...
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Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: A Short Introduction to Anglo-Saxonism
J. A. Hilton
Anglo-Saxon Books, 2006
This is not a book about the Anglo-Saxons, but a book about books about Anglo-Saxons. It describes the academic discipline of Anglo-Saxonism; the methods of study used; the underlying assumptions; and the uses to which it has been put. Methods and motives have changed over time but right from the start there have been the constant themes of Anglo-Saxon democracy and the rights of the freeborn ...
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Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain (Cambridge Studies in Archaeology)
Howard Williams
Cambridge University Press, 2006
How were the dead remembered in early medieval Britain? This innovative study demonstrates how perceptions of the past and the dead, and hence social identities, were constructed through mortuary practices and commemoration in the period c. 400-1100AD. Drawing on archaeological evidence from across Britain, including the latest archaeological discoveries, Howard Williams presents a new ...
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The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations: ...
Andrei Volgin
Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1889 edition by John Murray, London.
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European Paganism: The Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Ken Dowden
Routledge, 1999
Great erudition...but, basically, a Procrustean bed
It's hard to know how to react to Professor Dowden's book. On the positive side, it covers a great deal of ground, has an impressive bibilography, and features some of the author's own translations (from Old English, German, and Latin, among other languages) of texts that were previously ...
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Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion
Michael York
NYU Press, 2005
great treatise!
+ An interesting description and defense of Paganism
+ Bold and Fresh. Not without difficulties, but well-argued.
+ A Fine Study
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Nart Sagas from the Caucasus: Myths and Legends from the Circassians, Abazas, Abkhaz, and Ubykhs
Princeton University Press, 2002
Ian Myles Slater on The Amazing Narts, Now in English!
+ The "Asiatic" Narts
If you like mythology, but have never heard of the Narts, don't worry that you've overlooked something obvious; most translations of the stories about them have so far been into Russian, French, and German. On the other hand, you may have encountered references to them in studies of, for example, ...
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The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Mariner Books, 2008
Rising Slowly from the Deep to Prevent the Bends
+ Eye opener
+ good book
+ No longer Agnostic
+ An Essential Read
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