Manu Braithwaite-Westoby
Biographic Data
| ID | 5581337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manu Braithwaite-Westoby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manu |
| FAMILY NAME | Braithwaite-Westoby |
| SIGNATURE | BRAITHWAITE-WESTOBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Movement and Stasis in Hárbarðsljóð
This article analyses the eddic poem Hárbarðsljóð in light of its spatial and kinetic tropes. In particular it focuses on the two central characters, Hárbarðr (generally assumed to be Óðinn) and Þórr, in relation to the binary of movement and non-movement or stasis represented in their verbal exchanges. Despite the absence of physical movement in the poem both Hárbarðr and Þórr draw on the idea of movement and stasis to hype up their own achievem…
Mathias Nordvig. Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology
Mathias Nordvig. Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology: Myth and Environment in Early Iceland . Leeds, UK: ARC Humanities Press, 2021. Pp. 156. Volcanoes are a geological feature unique to certain parts of the world, including Iceland. Many of the cultures that have encountered volcanoes did so in a pre
Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology
Volcanoes are a geological feature unique to certain parts of the world, including Iceland. Many of the cultures that have encountered volcanoes did so in a pre-scientific age and so developed their own, often terrifying, ways of explaining them. This book constructs the framework for a pre-scientific Icelandic theory of volcanism, which is expressed in various phenomena from Old Norse mythology, such as the apocalyptic Ragnarǫk and battles betwe…
The Pre-Christian Religions of the North
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The Pre-Christian Religions of the North
Mathias Nordvig. Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology
Mathias Nordvig. Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology: Myth and Environment in Early Iceland . Leeds, UK: ARC Humanities Press, 2021. Pp. 156. Volcanoes are a geological feature unique to certain parts of the world, including Iceland. Many of the cultures that have encountered volcanoes did so in a pre
Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology
Volcanoes are a geological feature unique to certain parts of the world, including Iceland. Many of the cultures that have encountered volcanoes did so in a pre-scientific age and so developed their own, often terrifying, ways of explaining them. This book constructs the framework for a pre-scientific Icelandic theory of volcanism, which is expressed in various phenomena from Old Norse mythology, such as the apocalyptic Ragnarǫk and battles betwe…
Movement and Stasis in Hárbarðsljóð
This article analyses the eddic poem Hárbarðsljóð in light of its spatial and kinetic tropes. In particular it focuses on the two central characters, Hárbarðr (generally assumed to be Óðinn) and Þórr, in relation to the binary of movement and non-movement or stasis represented in their verbal exchanges. Despite the absence of physical movement in the poem both Hárbarðr and Þórr draw on the idea of movement and stasis to hype up their own achievem…
History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (3 works) · Mythology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Icelandic (2 works)