Personal piety in Nordic heathenism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16646100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Åke Ström (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 374-380 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (CONFERENCE) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0582-3226 • E-ISSN: 2343-4937 |
| Publisher | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.30674/scripta.67186 |
| OpenAlex | W2617493031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Usually, Nordic heathenism is thought of as a fairy-tale or as an impersonal, collective event. Sacrifice (blót) and ethics appear to be the main facts. Was there anything at all like piety, and could it, in this case, be spoken of as personal? The inhabitant of the North stands out as a more collectively thinking person, attached to dynasty, housecarls and family. However, there are a couple of examples in the texts of a "personal faith" and an interest in "the individual or his soul or destiny". It is quite clear, that the collective and impersonal traits in old Norse religion were far more prominent than in the religious currents of today, but there was in Nordic paganism a personal piety, too. It appeared not only in personal opinion and personal means of expression, but also in daily life as well. The single peasant, Viking, fisherman, artisan, housewife, was in his or her everyday work totally dependent on the blessing of the gods and on protection from the attacks of the demons. He who succeeded enjoyed this personal success because of personal sacrifices, personal fortune and personal blessing
Art · Blessing · Destiny (ISS module · Faith · Housewife · Literature · Personal life · Piety · Political science · Sacrifice · Sociology · Soul · Theology · Gender Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |