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This book held a lot of good information as a reference volume, but it made for VERY dry reading. It is overloaded with archealogical references, and sice it is written in order of topic and not region, it is very disjointed. It is hard to follow the history, myths, and beliefs when they are spread out over several chapters. I find that by the time I get to a second mention of a myth or regional story, I've forgotten what I read about it in a previous chapter! It is especially not a good book for a beginner just trying to get an overview of older pagan traditions.
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She is the best non-Odinist writer on Odinism. All her books are worth the price. She has respect for the Asatru religion, which many non-Odinsts do not have. New ideas on a well studied subject. She makes things fresh. Wyatt Kaldenberg
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I found this book quite interesting but it should have been longer and given more details about myths and symbols. I was brought up being required to read old Icelandic literature at school and I found it astounding that this scholar didn't treat Iceland essentially as a Norwegian sub-colony. Refreshing. Also, if you are interested in old religions and don't want to float in the sea of new age and fancyful imagination this book is a "not romanticizing, not cynical" introduction into scandinavian and celtic symbolism. I don't have the diploma to comment on its accuracy.
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An Excellent and Scholarly work
H.R. Ellis Davidson has done a fabulous job in this book, where she illustrates a number of critial simularities and differences between what we currently understand of... Read more
Published on Aug 1 2001 by "snowcatguy"
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refreshing, no-nonsense view of paganism
This is an objective analysis of pagan beliefs and practices, mostly in Viking and Celtic times. Davidson gives well -documented explanations of such things as holy places,... Read more
Published on Mar 26 2000 by Susan Zuckerman
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Ellis Davidson has a winner! First class research!
This is the *best* comparison/analysis of Scandinavian/Celtic interface in pagan times. A "must have" for the Celticist or early-period Scandinavian specialist. Read more
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