Oldtidens religioner og mytologier

This book will offer you information about Celtic myths, gods, and goddesses. Learn about the traditions and beliefs that guided others and discover insight into human nature. To some, mythology might seem like made-up stories with little historical information. But by learning what people long ago passed down to each other, you will gain an understanding of the type of people who were idolized and gain a deeper connection to the past.In the first part of this book, you will know:Where the Celts came from and who they wereHow they settled in IrelandEssential Celtic myths, gods, goddesses, legends, and heroesTheir seasonal festivals and celebrationsKey stories influencing the Celts and the modern IrishCeltic rituals, past and presentHow Christianity affected Celtic societyWhy the Celts matterThe Celtic culture, practices, beliefs, and myths are not just records of a bygone era. They are also examples of resilient traditions that continue to inspire mankind even in modern times. From the god of war and the triple goddess, to the cycles of the Kings, Celtic Mythology will satisfy your Celtic curiosity and broaden your knowledge by showing you this history through the eyes of a Celt.

Runes are symbols and/or alphabets that date back to ancient Germanic history, specifically Norse mythology. Let us start this book with the legendary story behind the origins of runes and runic alphabets.According to Norse mythology, everything in this world starts with a gigantic ash tree called Yggdrasil (Tree of Life) situated at the center of the universe. This ash is a sacred tree that contains all nine Norse realms. The realms are spread across this tree, including its branches, roots, trunk, etc.Underneath the Yggdrasil lies the Well of Fate, a bottomless pool. The Norns (three female spirits) reside here and are responsible for watering the roots of the Tree of Life with the water from the Well of Fate. The Norns were three sisters named Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.

Una guía completa y práctica sobre este antiguo oráculo basado en el alfabeto rúnico de los nórdicos

Vilhelm Grønbech was a preeminent professor of the history of religion at the University of Copenhagen in the early twentieth century. His vast breadth of knowledge of world cultures and religions had profound effect on Danish academic thought, and in The Culture of the Teutons, Grønbech turns his keen analysis toward his own culture, that of Germanic Europe.Grønbech draws upon a rich panoply of sources in the Norse sagas, legal rulings, and historical figures both living and mythological to deliver for us a compelling thesis of the tribes that harried Rome, of the Viking Age, of pagan rituals and later widespread adoption of Christianity as much more than the sum of bloodthirsty plundering, as less charitable historians have condemned them. Instead, we delve into a culture alien to that of Tacitus or the Greeks, misunderstood for hundreds if not thousands of years. In seeming contradiction, the pagan worldview is foreign compared to our own today, or to the culturally imperialistic Romans who documented their "barbarian" foes, yet one cannot be truly estranged from his own ancestors. The genius of The Culture of the Teutons lies in Grønbech's ability to weave together what at first glance appear polar opposites, but in reality are inexorably linked.The various Germanic tribes of Europe, the Teutons, place unshakeable value on honor, family, and religion to create a society perplexingly carnal yet sophisticated, advanced yet close to nature. And nowhere is this clearer than in their settlement of inhospitable lands such as Iceland or the Faroe Islands, in which they brought order to a seemingly untamable environment. The impact of the peoples of Northern Europe on world history today is so vast no amount of spilled ink can pay it justice.Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to bring this expansive tome back into the limelight for a modern English-speaking audience, now complete with a substantial glossary, index, and hundreds of footnotes to confer important cultural context that would have been assumed common knowledge to its intended Danish audience. Volume II, published in 1912, hones in on the mystic aspects of paganism, the customs of gift giving, the buying and selling of land, and a deep exploration into the various Norse gods.

Vilhelm Grønbech was a preeminent professor of the history of religion at the University of Copenhagen in the early twentieth century. His vast breadth of knowledge of world cultures and religions had profound effect on Danish academic thought, and in The Culture of the Teutons, Grønbech turns his keen analysis toward his own culture, that of Germanic Europe.Grønbech draws upon a rich panoply of sources in the Norse sagas, legal rulings, and historical figures both living and mythological to deliver for us a compelling thesis of the tribes that harried Rome, of the Viking Age, of pagan rituals and later widespread adoption of Christianity as much more than the sum of bloodthirsty plundering, as less charitable historians have condemned them. Instead, we delve into a culture alien to that of Tacitus or the Greeks, misunderstood for hundreds if not thousands of years. In seeming contradiction, the pagan worldview is foreign compared to our own today, or to the culturally imperialistic Romans who documented their "barbarian" foes, yet one cannot be truly estranged from his own ancestors. The genius of The Culture of the Teutons lies in Grønbech's ability to weave together what at first glance appear polar opposites, but in reality are inexorably linked.The various Germanic tribes of Europe, the Teutons, place unshakeable value on honor, family, and religion to create a society perplexingly carnal yet sophisticated, advanced yet close to nature. And nowhere is this clearer than in their settlement of inhospitable lands such as Iceland or the Faroe Islands, in which they brought order to a seemingly untamable environment. The impact of the peoples of Northern Europe on world history today is so vast no amount of spilled ink can pay it justice.Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to bring this expansive tome back into the limelight for a modern English-speaking audience, now complete with a substantial glossary, index, and hundreds of footnotes to confer important cultural context that would have been assumed common knowledge to its intended Danish audience. This complete edition includes volumes I and II, published in 1909 and 1912, respectively.

Vilhelm Grønbech was a preeminent professor of the history of religion at the University of Copenhagen in the early twentieth century. His vast breadth of knowledge of world cultures and religions had profound effect on Danish academic thought, and in The Culture of the Teutons, Grønbech turns his keen analysis toward his own culture, that of Germanic Europe.Grønbech draws upon a rich panoply of sources in the Norse sagas, legal rulings, and historical figures both living and mythological to deliver for us a compelling thesis of the tribes that harried Rome, of the Viking Age, of pagan rituals and later widespread adoption of Christianity as much more than the sum of bloodthirsty plundering, as less charitable historians have condemned them. Instead, we delve into a culture alien to that of Tacitus or the Greeks, misunderstood for hundreds if not thousands of years. In seeming contradiction, the pagan worldview is foreign compared to our own today, or to the culturally imperialistic Romans who documented their "barbarian" foes, yet one cannot be truly estranged from his own ancestors. The genius of The Culture of the Teutons lies in Grønbech's ability to weave together what at first glance appear polar opposites, but in reality are inexorably linked.The various Germanic tribes of Europe, the Teutons, place unshakeable value on honor, family, and religion to create a society perplexingly carnal yet sophisticated, advanced yet close to nature. And nowhere is this clearer than in their settlement of inhospitable lands such as Iceland or the Faroe Islands, in which they brought order to a seemingly untamable environment. The impact of the peoples of Northern Europe on world history today is so vast no amount of spilled ink can pay it justice.Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to bring this expansive tome back into the limelight for a modern English-speaking audience, now complete with a substantial glossary, index, and hundreds of footnotes to confer important cultural context that would have been assumed common knowledge to its intended Danish audience. Volume I, published in 1909, focuses particularly on the cultures of honor and revenge, the clan system and lineage, and the cycle of life.

"From Greece to Palmyra, Tyre to Babylon, the names of the gods reveal their fields of competence and action. Through the study of divine names, the twelve chapters of this book unfold a gallery of portraits that reveal the changing aspects of the divine throughout the ancient Mediterranean"--

Die wahrsagerische Befragung der Götter war ein alltäglicher Bestandteil der römischen Religion. Im Allgemeinen waren die antiken Römer mit vielen Divinationsformen vertraut, die auch heute noch praktiziert werden, wie das Pendeln, das Handlesen oder das Schriftorakel.Dieses Buch bietet eine systematische Betrachtung aller religiösen und weltlichen Arten der Wahrsagung, die im alten Rom bekannt waren. Die Berücksichtigung soziohistorischer und literarischer Kontexte macht dem Leser das Phänomen römischer Wahrsagung verständlicher und ermöglicht Bezüge zur Gegenwart.

Few authors are able to discuss the original Taliesin myth in as much depth as Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird. As a native Welsh speaker and scholar he has studied the Welsh bardic tradition from the inside, and able to give readers insights few others have even guessed at. In this groundbreaking exploration, Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird tells the many tales behind the story and draws out the deeper meanings of the original myth. As one of the most complete studies of the greatest Celtic bard in print, this book is a must-have for anyone seriously studying Celtic myth, be they students, researchers, druids or pagans. It reveals the ancient roots of Taliesin's myth in the Celtic tradition, and interprets many of the symbols, themes and meanings embedded in this important tale. The book presents new insights not only into Taliesin himself, but also the central figure of Ceridwen, the ancient symbol of her cauldron, the mystical relationship between awen and Annwfn, and how all of these elements relate to the Welsh bardic tradition.From the introduction: "This book explores all the most important stories and poems that make up the Welsh myth of Taliesin. As you would expect, it therefore covers a lot of history, but this isn't strictly a book about history. It's a book about a myth: a vast and tangled myth that spans millennia and contains many characters, locations and texts. Some sources might be familiar to some readers, while others will be new to almost everyone outside of a Celtic Studies department. Yet even with the more popularly known poems and stories, there are new aspects, concepts and themes explored, deeper parts of the myth and more subtle elements of the tradition considered. It's also worth pointing out that parts of this book will be very speculative. Old myths show more than they tell; their meaning is implied rather than explicitly stated; they're more symbolic than literal. This means myths need to be interpreted before they can be fully understood, and interpretation is by no means a hard science. If anything, it's more of an art, a creative process of finding patterns, comparisons, suggestions and inferences."From students past and present: "... a scholarly honouring of the magical and otherworldly nature of the Celts." - Professor Susan Pryor, Tamna University. "His work is of incalculable value ... from the clarity of his explanations and beyond to the countless associations he invitesand stimulates." - Associate Professor Valeria Rodriguez Van Dam, Universidad de Buenos Aires " ... fundamental for any exploration into Celtic myths and the meaning behind them." - Dr Gary Llewellyn, Scientist, Neo Druid & Storyteller "His work ... goes to the inner most aspects of Celtic culture that otherwise would seem impossible to penetrate." - Luke Huw Llewellyn, Welsh Folklore Student & Musician "He brings the full essence and depth of Welsh mythology into modern times ... he has the utmost respect for the original sources and adheres to them as he teaches." - Kate Cowie Riley, Poet and Writer "Taliesin and other great poets spring back to life again in his voice. I have learned more from him than I can ever express." - Dr Ann Beer "He skilfully stirs the cauldron, and we who are gathered round invariably catch the odd drop of awen." - Simon Hughes Lilly, Author, Artist & Craftsman

This solarpunk book of shadows will guide you in surviving and resisting climate crisis and dystopian political systems so you can take radical action towards a positive future. Longtime activist and practicing witch Justine Norton-Kertson introduces a fresh approach to witchcraft at a time when it's desperately needed. Drawing on the natural connections between modern paganism and the literary, artistic, and activist movement known as solarpunk, Norton-Kertson provides meditations and correspondences for developing a spiritual practice rooted in nature, the Sun, and a powerful belief in our ability to build a better world. Readers will also find a host of spells to use in the fight against climate change, fascism, and inequality. These politically conscious magickal practices forge a new spiritual praxis to guide us as we work together to envision and create the future we want to see.Missed the Kickstarter? There's still time to get all the rewards on PledgeManager!

Thou shalt have no other gods before me...-Exodus 20:3In many a Christian mind, people take for granted the reason, the need, for a commandment like this at all; they mistakenly equate mere belief with worship. But in fact, this commandment is also a confession: other gods exist, and have always existed, guiding our pagan ancestors in lands and times and cultures so very different from the first people to know God. One might write these deities off as nothing more than myths and legends, but even then, what if there's more to the story of the gods than what's written down in the texts of antiquity? And what if they're not only real, but have never stopped speaking to us, trying to tell those stories?What if we simply forgot how to listen? To the gods of our ancestors-and to the God so many folks still follow today?In Sara Raztresen's Where the Gods Left Off, the reader has the chance to explore the realm of the Divine with her, following along as she reaches across the unseen world to get answers and rebuild long-burned bridges.In this book lies her encounters with angels and demons, gods and Saints, all across various culture and faiths, and the reflections and knowledge that come with these meetings.

Early Zoroastrianism was transmitted orally, as is now generally accepted by scholars. There is no consensus, however, regarding the implications of that insight. The few scholars who have referred to the question so far generally based their approach on the assumption that academic theories on orality are valid for all forms of oral transmission, which is demonstrably untrue. Moreover, whilst progress has been made on individual aspects of Avestan texts, the early history of Zoroastrianism as such has received scant attention in recent decades.Philip G. Kreyenbroek has combined an almost life-long study of Zoroastrianism with empirical research on the oral traditions of two modern Iranian religious groups. In this book he applies his first-hand knowledge of the workings of oral transmission and his familiarity with early Zoroastrian priestly practices to extant Avestan texts in order to uncover their history in the light of their earlier oral transmission. Taking into account a number of recent discoveries by other scholars, the work arrives at new conclusions about the genesis and early development of the Zoroastrian tradition.

Det moderne menneske længes efter mening og identitet. Denne søgen forklarer ifølge historiker og forfatter Michael Böss den aktuelle fascination af irsk kultur og tradition og i særlig grad af keltisk kristendom fx i form af pilgrimsvandringer og retræter. Interessen skal ses som en del af en større bevægelse i retning af en mere fleksibel, mindre intellektuel og en postdogmatisk kristendom, der finder inspiration i oldkirken og den tidlige middelalder. Endelig symboliserer det keltiske også et opgør med – især i katolske lande – kirkens patriarkalske tradition og en voksende opmærksomhed på bæredygtighed og miljøhensyn. "Den keltiske ånd" baserer sig på forfatterens egne rejser i Irland og på historikerens brug af kilder og litteratur. Bogen er både beskrivende, oplysende og diskuterende. Den kan inspirere den almene læser, der er fascineret af både det keltiske og det irske, og den kirkeligt interesserede, som søger en friere og mere sanselig måde at praktisere religion og spiritualitet på. Om forfatteren: Michael Böss, født 1952, er dr.phil. og lektor emeritus i Historie og samfundsfag ved Aarhus Universitet. Tilknyttet diverse dagblade som skribent og anmelder. Har udgivet en lang række anmelderroste bøger som bestselleren "Det demente samfund" (2014) og "Liberalismens vildfarelser" (2021).

This is the fourth lesson booklet of the first Mardukite Academy Basic Course on the Fundamentals of Systemology.

Herning, Herning follows young Herning on a childhood journey of magical discovery. Based on the author's father's tales of his own childhood spiritual experiences in the Philippines, Herning learns that he was born with the ability to save fellow villagers, but in order to access the magic inside of him, he must believe in his own abilities. With roots in the ancient healing tradition of Hilot, Herning, Herning is a modern Filipino folktale that introduces children and families to the rich spiritual traditions of the Philippines. Featuring a mini glossary of Tagalog words used throughout the story, readers will be delighted by Herning's journey of self-discovery.

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Ragnarok, som var begyndelsen – ikke verdens ende.Ni slægtled er gået, siden Balder, den smukkeste af Odins æt, blev spærret inde i Hels dødningeborg, Dimmurborgr. Her lider han i lænker, mens de overlevende aser sidder magtesløse og visner i gudernes hal. Kun hvis de ni spillebrikker i gudernes magiske spil bliver samlet igen, kan Balder bryde fri og tage sin fars plads på den tomme trone, Hlidskjalv, for enden af bordet. Således står det skrevet. Ingen har dog set de ni spillebrikker, siden de gik tabt og blev spredt for alle vinde under ragnarok. Forude venter et eventyr, der bringer Kenna Tingfinder og hendes følgesvend, Eddar Skjald, til hvert af de Ni Riger, hvor ni af gudernes spillebrikker er skjult. Gudinden Hels mørke tjenere lurer overalt, og intet sted kan vore to helte vide sig sikre. Nye evner skal tillæres, gamle kræfter genopdages, og mytisk visdom må forstås, før Balders slægt atter kan sætte sig i tronen, Hlidskjalv, og orden igen kan erstatte kaos.