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9780816619672
Here is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia. In this rural society, the people lived close to nature and believed themselves an integral part of it. This volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of a traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives considered for their literary value.Kvideland, Reimund is the author of 'Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend' with ISBN 9780816619672 and ISBN 0816619670.
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