Shamanism in the Old Norse Tradition: A Theory Between Ideological Camps (Schnurbein)

**Electronic God-Man** · 10-13-2009, 06:19 AM

Shamanism in the Old Norse Tradition: A Theory Between Ideological Camps

Author: Stefanie V. Schnurbein
Source: History of Religions, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Nov., 2003), pp. 116-138
Published by: The University of Chicago Press

I haven't read it...sounds cool though.

**Óttar** · 10-14-2009, 03:30 AM

I have been reading a little about Central Asian Shamanism, also known as Tengrism after the Turko-Mongol sky god. It will be interesting to read this book. I'm sure Germanic shamanism is part of the continuum or at least has some influences.

**Jamt** · 10-14-2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Óttar

I have been reading a little about Central Asian Shamanism, also known as Tengrism after the Turko-Mongol sky god. It will be interesting to read this book. I'm sure Germanic shamanism is part of the continuum or at least has some influences.

”The Viking Way: Religion and War in the Later Iron Age of Scandinavia” by Neil Price deals with the meaning and function of magic in the pre-Christian Scandinavian society constantly geared for war and the connection and similarities of seid to Central Asian and Sami shamanism. A must read for anyone interested in Odin and seid.