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1	Att bjuda makterna på fest : Blot i handling och tanke hos Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige Lönn, Mathilda January 2017 (has links) For members of the Swedish Heathen organisation Forn Sed Sverige, the term blot is defined as an act of ritual sacrifice through which one can communicate with the gods and other powers. The purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of the various forms of blot and to explore the meanings ascribed to it by the practitioners. By looking at the structure of the ritual itself, what is sacrificed, the contexts in which the ritual is conducted and how the aforementioned aspects of it are understood, this thesis presents an image of blot as a central ritual practise within the Swedish Heathen community, as well as a way for the members of Forn Sed Sverige to construct a sense of continuity between their own blot and pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia by prioritising ritual practise over religious beliefs. heathenism neopaganism ritual sacrifice rites of passage blot asatro nyhedendom forn sed History of Religions Religionshistoria
2	Hedniska spår : En studie av utvalda runstenar i Södermanland / Traces of heathen ways : A study of runestones in Södermanland Rudenlöv, Ruth January 2020 (has links) The raising of the runestones occurred during a complex period related to Christianity´s establishment in Scandinavia. The breaking point between the old Nordic and Christian religion has often been treated as clear-cut. Defining a period or material culture into one or the other religion is too simple and becomes problematic when a previously established (worldview) religion has been alive and permeated throughout society. This paper aims to illustrate the complexity of this period by studying runestones in Södermanland with pagan symbols. The runestones will be examined together with their context. runestone syncretism vikingage heathenism paganism christianity runsten synkretism vikingatid hedendom kristendom Archaeology Arkeologi
3	"Thor Drives a Tesla" : Ritual and Sacred Space in Swedish Heathenism Lönn, Mathilda January 2023 (has links) Heathenism is a branch of Paganism based on Germanic mythology, whose diverse spiritual beliefs are united by a common sacrificial ritual called blot. The Swedish Heathen organization The Swedish Forn Sed Assembly [Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige] is a self-described nature religion, who see nature as sacred and whose public blot ceremonies are held outside in order to commune with the gods. In this thesis I explore the relationship between ritual, space, and place by asking where blot are held, and why they are held where they are. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and written sources, I argue that practitioners transform sacred space into place by imbuing it with meaning through ritual. Blot locations are points of connection between the practitioners and the gods and spirits that dwell in nature. Furthermore, nature can be understood as sacred because it is less affected by historical processes characteristic of modernity, such as urbanization and industrialization. In this sense, the Heathen understanding of sacred space predicates upon the same modernity that it defines itself in opposition of: by seeking to reconnect with nature in a supposedly disenchanted world, Heathenism subverts the narrative of disenchantment. paganism heathenism ritual space nature disenchantment Social Anthropology Socialantropologi Religious Studies Religionsvetenskap Other Humanities Annan humaniora
4	Représentation et altérité : la vision du païen par les chrétiens latins de Charlemagne aux croisades de Prusse Provost-Brien, Louis 08 1900 (has links) No description available. Païens Paganisme Idolâtrie Idolâtre Représentation Religion Saxons Slaves Wendes Prussiens Pagan Paganism Heathen Heathenism Representation Slavs Prussians

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