The Resource Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J
Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J
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- Summary
- At the heart of the mythology of the Anglo-Scandinavian-Germanic North is the evergreen Yggdrasil, the tree of life believed to hold up the skies and unite and separate three worlds: Asgard, high in the tree, where the gods dwelled in their great halls; Middlegard, where human beings lived; and the dark underground world of Hel, home to the monstrous goddess of death. With the advent of Christianity in the North around the year 1000, Yggdrasil was recast as the cross on which Christ sacrificed himself. Murphy offers an insightful examination of the lasting significance of Yggdrasil in northern Europe, showing that the tree's image persisted not simply through its absorption into descriptions of Christ's crucifix, but through recognition by the newly converted Christians of the truth of their new religion in the images and narratives of their older faith. Murphy shows how the new dispensation was a realization of the old. He shows how architectural and literary works are all indebted to the cultural interweaving of cross and tree in the North
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 239 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : Yggdrasil and the cross
- Yggdrasil and the stave church : protection from the end of the world by being in the tree
- Bornholm's round churches and baptismal font : protection by being around the tree trunk and under the starry branches
- Entering Yggdrasil : the Viking crosses at Middleton in Yorkshire : safety and salvation for the dead by burial in the tree
- The trembling tree of the Dream of the rood : the tree Yggdrasil speaks through runic writing for the cross and Christ
- Yggdrasil and the sequence of the runes in the Elder Fuþark : the twigs of the tree and origins of communication over time by reading runes and knowing myth, a reading of Woden's bracteates
- Yggdrasil and the Christmas tree : Isaiah and the evergreen tree as prophets of life's salvation from winter ; The birth of Christ and the wheeling of the yuletide sun ; The holly and the ivy
- Isbn
- 9780199948611
- Label
- Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north
- Title
- Tree of salvation
- Title remainder
- Yggdrasil and the cross in the north
- Statement of responsibility
- G. Ronald Murphy, S.J
- Subject
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- Christianity
- Christianity and other religions -- Norse
- Fornnordisk mytologi
- Interfaith relations
- Kors
- Kristendom
- Mythologie nordique
- Mythology, Norse
- Mythology, Norse
- Nordgermanen
- Christentum
- RELIGION / Christianity / History
- Religiöse Kunst
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
- Symbolik
- Träd -- religiösa aspekter
- Yggdrasil
- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Yggdrasill (Mythologie nordique)
- Norse cults
- Christianisme -- Relations | Religions nordiques
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- At the heart of the mythology of the Anglo-Scandinavian-Germanic North is the evergreen Yggdrasil, the tree of life believed to hold up the skies and unite and separate three worlds: Asgard, high in the tree, where the gods dwelled in their great halls; Middlegard, where human beings lived; and the dark underground world of Hel, home to the monstrous goddess of death. With the advent of Christianity in the North around the year 1000, Yggdrasil was recast as the cross on which Christ sacrificed himself. Murphy offers an insightful examination of the lasting significance of Yggdrasil in northern Europe, showing that the tree's image persisted not simply through its absorption into descriptions of Christ's crucifix, but through recognition by the newly converted Christians of the truth of their new religion in the images and narratives of their older faith. Murphy shows how the new dispensation was a realization of the old. He shows how architectural and literary works are all indebted to the cultural interweaving of cross and tree in the North
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1938-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, G. Ronald
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Mythology, Norse
- Christianity and other religions
- Yggdrasill (Mythologie nordique)
- Mythologie nordique
- Christianisme
- RELIGION / Christianity / History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
- Christianity
- Interfaith relations
- Mythology, Norse
- Norse cults
- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Christentum
- Nordgermanen
- Religiöse Kunst
- Symbolik
- Yggdrasil
- Fornnordisk mytologi
- Kristendom
- Kors
- Träd
- Label
- Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Yggdrasil and the cross -- Yggdrasil and the stave church : protection from the end of the world by being in the tree -- Bornholm's round churches and baptismal font : protection by being around the tree trunk and under the starry branches -- Entering Yggdrasil : the Viking crosses at Middleton in Yorkshire : safety and salvation for the dead by burial in the tree -- The trembling tree of the Dream of the rood : the tree Yggdrasil speaks through runic writing for the cross and Christ -- Yggdrasil and the sequence of the runes in the Elder Fuþark : the twigs of the tree and origins of communication over time by reading runes and knowing myth, a reading of Woden's bracteates -- Yggdrasil and the Christmas tree : Isaiah and the evergreen tree as prophets of life's salvation from winter ; The birth of Christ and the wheeling of the yuletide sun ; The holly and the ivy
- Control code
- 841599409
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xii, 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199948611
- Lccn
- 2013003236
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other control number
- 40022828413
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)841599409
- Label
- Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Yggdrasil and the cross -- Yggdrasil and the stave church : protection from the end of the world by being in the tree -- Bornholm's round churches and baptismal font : protection by being around the tree trunk and under the starry branches -- Entering Yggdrasil : the Viking crosses at Middleton in Yorkshire : safety and salvation for the dead by burial in the tree -- The trembling tree of the Dream of the rood : the tree Yggdrasil speaks through runic writing for the cross and Christ -- Yggdrasil and the sequence of the runes in the Elder Fuþark : the twigs of the tree and origins of communication over time by reading runes and knowing myth, a reading of Woden's bracteates -- Yggdrasil and the Christmas tree : Isaiah and the evergreen tree as prophets of life's salvation from winter ; The birth of Christ and the wheeling of the yuletide sun ; The holly and the ivy
- Control code
- 841599409
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xii, 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199948611
- Lccn
- 2013003236
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other control number
- 40022828413
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)841599409
Subject
- Christianity
- Christianity and other religions -- Norse
- Fornnordisk mytologi
- Interfaith relations
- Kors
- Kristendom
- Mythologie nordique
- Mythology, Norse
- Mythology, Norse
- Nordgermanen
- Christentum
- RELIGION / Christianity / History
- Religiöse Kunst
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
- Symbolik
- Träd -- religiösa aspekter
- Yggdrasil
- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
- Yggdrasill (Mythologie nordique)
- Norse cults
- Christianisme -- Relations | Religions nordiques
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