| Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism Contributor(s): Von Schnurbein, Stefanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608467376 ISBN-13: 9781608467372 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Paganism & Neo-paganism - Religion | History - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Series: Studies in Critical Research on Religion |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Norse Revival offers a thorough investigation of Germanic Neopaganism (Asatru) through an international and comprehensive historical perspective. It traces Germanic Neopaganism's genesis in German ultra-nationalist and occultist movements around 1900. Based on ethnographic research of contemporary groups in Germany, Scandinavia and North America, the book examines this alternative Neopagan religion's transformations towards respectability and mainstream thought after the 1970s. It asks which regressive and progressive elements of a National Romantic discourse on Norse myth have shaped Germanic Neopaganism. It demonstrates how these ambiguous ideas about Nordic myth permeate general discourses on race, religion, gender, sexuality and aesthetics. Ultimately, Norse Revival raises the question of whether Norse mythology can be freed from its reactionary ideological baggage. |
