The performance of Christian and pagan storyworlds

Description:

The present collection explores a hitherto understudied body of Nordic medieval literature which, although overlooked in traditional, language-based narratives, was in fact crucial in shaping social and religious identities. By drawing on the 'performance turn' in cultural studies, the volume identifies a number of minor and peripheral literary forms and texts that had a vital connection to ritual and ritualized speech. These neglected traditions therefore offer an alternative insight into Nordic literary life and the sets of cultural expression, or storyworlds, underlying Nordic culture.

subjects: Scandinavian literature, history and criticism,  Oral tradition,  Rhetoric, medieval,  Latin literature, medieval and modern, history and criticism,  Christianity and literature,  Literature and society,  Literature and folklore,  Folklore, scandinavia,  Scandinavian literature,  History and criticism,  History,  Medieval Rhetoric,  Medieval and modern Latin literature,  Folklore,  Performance