This series looks at the history of witchcraft and magic in Europe from the earliest times to the present day. This volume looks at the Middle Ages.[...]

Many existing introductions to Islam focus predominantly on the Middle East and on historical background at the expense of Islam as a lived faith. Assessing Islam as a truly global phenomenon, Catharina Raudvere engages thoroughly with history (explaining the significance of the revelation of the Pr[...]

Written by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor[...]

Världen var på många sätt en annan för 1000 år sedan, såväl i praktik som i tanke. Människan ansågs leva på en plats, "Midgård", i mitten av världen, omgiven av andra världar bebodda av andra makter. Där fanns gudar, jättar, dvärgar, alver och olika krafter som nornor och valkyrior.[...]

This work consists of over 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion. The articles represent subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandina[...]