Project Gutenberg 2014-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 125 Craigie, William A. (William Alexander), Sir 1867 1957 Craigie, W. A. (William Alexander), Sir Craigie, William Alexander, Sir Craigie, Sir William The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia Produced by Charlene Taylor, Petra A, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia" by Sir William A. Craigie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book examines the native religion of the ancient Scandinavian peoples, shedding light on its ties to broader Germanic traditions and its roots in primitive beliefs characteristic of the Aryan race. Craigie explores the pantheon of gods, religious practices, and societal influences that shaped the spiritual life of the ancient Norse. In this work, Craigie delves into various aspects of ancient Scandinavian religion, focusing primarily on the worship of deities such as Thor and Odin. He describes the significance of rituals, altars, and sacred sites, alongside the practices of sacrifice which were central to the faith. The text also highlights the transition from these ancient beliefs to Christianity, detailing how and when various aspects of the old religion were abandoned or transformed during this process. Craigie emphasizes the enduring impact of myth on both the spiritual and cultural identities of the Scandinavian peoples, illustrating how ancient customs lingered even as new religious ideas took hold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46118/46118-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Mythology, Norse BL Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 136703 136712 2024-09-19T09:54:59.516095 2023-09-20T06:12:52.379593 text/html text/html 134024 2014-06-27T19:06:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 146551 2014-06-27T19:08:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161014 2024-09-19T09:55:02.661960 application/epub+zip 161388 2024-09-19T09:55:00.251960 application/epub+zip 101264 2024-09-19T09:54:59.879960 application/epub+zip 219413 2024-09-19T09:55:04.675015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199921 2024-09-19T09:55:02.322950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139922 2022-09-21T04:16:18.939102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117363 117130 2024-09-19T09:54:59.236967 2023-09-20T06:12:52.110583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117026 2014-06-27T19:06:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43732 2014-06-27T19:08:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117177 2014-06-27T19:07:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43661 2014-06-27T19:08:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20363 2024-09-19T09:55:05.024920 application/rdf+xml 20319 2024-09-19T09:54:59.970948 image/jpeg 2912 2024-09-19T09:54:59.924938 image/jpeg 148612 2024-09-19T09:54:59.531946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog