TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Edward W.L. TI - The echo of Odin: Norse mythology and human consciousness SN - 9781476634029 AV - BL860 U1 - 293.13 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland and Company, Inc. KW - Mythology, Norse KW - Cosmology, Norse KW - Mythologie nordique KW - RELIGION KW - Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Nature of Myth; 2. Norse Mythology as Cynosure; 3. The Lower World: Niflheim, Muspell and Hel; 4. The Middle World: Midgaard, Svartalfheim and Jötunheim; 5. The Upper World: Asgaard, Vanaheim and Alfheim; 6. The Emerging Gestalt: Yggdrasil, Norns and Runes; 7. The Wisdom of Odin; Conclusion; References; Index N2 - "This book presents the cosmography of Norse mythology as a landscape of human inner life. Each of the nine worlds of this cosmography is viewed as a symbol of a distinct type of consciousness. The philosophy of pagan mythology is explored by comparing and contrasting the Sayings of Odin from the Norse Edda with the Christian Ten Commandments"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1901616 ER -