Download or read book Icelandic Spiritualism written by Loftur Reimar Gissurarson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icelandic Spiritualism is an engaging social anthropological study of the place of spiritualism in Icelandic church and society during the first half of the twentieth century. Challenging standard theoretical approaches to the study of religion, the book contributes a wealth of data on the history of religion and psychical research, presenting it in a vivid descriptive narrative. The authors trace the role of the spirit world in Icelandic culture, giving particular attention to the distinctive history of Iceland's "conversion" to Christianity. They focus on the appearance of "modern" spiritualism as a distinct phenomenon in Icelandic life. The book studies the interaction between various groups in fin-de-siecle Icelandic society, not least in the state church, as mediumistic phenomena became widely reported through the newspapers. To some, Icelandic spiritualism may be considered a deviant case of Protestantism. What makes this book interesting, however, is that the spiritualism is seen as integral to Iceland's transition to modernity. While Icelandic Spiritualism concentrates mainly on the first half of the twentieth century, it also provides a summary of the continuation of spiritualist phenomena up to the current period. This intriguing study will be of interest to theologians, philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists.
Download or read book Bridges Between Worlds written by Corinne G. Dempsey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping track: a glossary of characters -- Bridging worlds with Andleg Mál -- Roots and layers of Andleg Mál -- Science and skepticism, belief and blasphemy -- Skyggnigáfa: the gift that keeps on giving -- Trance work -- Healers and healing -- Leaps of geography and faith
Download or read book The Spiritualist Movement written by Christopher M. Moreman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once controversial and intriguing, Spiritualism has spread from the United States to become a global movement. Bringing together perspectives from within the movement and without, this unique collection treats readers to insights about Spiritualism's history, belief, and practice. Based on the belief that the dead can communicate with the living through mediums, Spiritualism touches concepts as timelessly fascinating as human mortality and the continuing existence of the soul beyond bodily death. This comprehensive work will help readers parse the mysteries of this uniquely American religion through three thematically organized volumes: Spiritualism in the U.S. and Globally, Evidence and Beliefs, and Cultural and Social Issues. Drawing on fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, religious studies, anthropology, history, ethnic and gender studies, literature, and art, this broad-based collection frames Spiritualism through the views of a team of international scholars. Among the many things that separate Spiritualism from mainstream religions is the involvement of women in central leadership roles. Such cultural and political elements of the movement are one aspect of this study. Of equal interest to believers and skeptics alike will be the work of scholars who have devoted themselves to examining the claim that communication through mediums proves the existence of life after death.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Global Religion written by Mark Juergensmeyer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 1529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents entries A to L of a two-volume encyclopedia discussing religion around the globe, including biographies, concepts and theories, places, social issues, movements, texts, and traditions.
Download or read book Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth written by Corinne G. Dempsey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corinne Dempsey offers a study of Hindu and Christian, Indian and Euro/American earthbound religious expressions. She argues that official religious, political, and epistemological systems tend to deny sacred access and expression to the general populace.
Download or read book Bridges Between Worlds written by Corinne G. Dempsey and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the tradition of Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, as practiced in the northern town of Akureyri. Based on firsthand accounts of these spirit encounters, Corinne Dempsey describes how andleg mal's beliefs and practices span not only earth and spirit but Icelandic histories and cross-Atlantic cultures
Download or read book Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change written by Eric Shane Bryan and published by ARC Humanities Press. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural memory of belief in the North placing Icelandic folktales in a context of religious doctrine, social history, and Old Norse sagas and poetry.
Download or read book Indridi Indridason written by Erlendur Haraldsson and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research written by American Society for Psychical Research and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in v. 1, 6, 12.
Download or read book History of Religion written by Allan Menzies and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iceland written by Francis R. McBride and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of iceland, situated near the Arctic Circle, comprises one large island and numerous smaller ones. Iceland became independent in 1944 and is a founder-member of the Nordic Council, and a member of NATO and the Council for Europe. Iceland is the most geologically active country in the world, with geysers, volcanoes, hot springs, glaciers, and spectacular waterfalls. This descriptive, annotated bibliography provides an updated listing of significant books and articles about Iceland.
Download or read book Lilja The Lily an Icelandic Religious Poem of the Fourteenth Century written by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ghosts of Iceland written by Robert Thomas Anderson and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a look at the way supernatural beliefs and practices thrive in Iceland. The author spent time with spirit mediums, joined in group seances, observed and recorded conversations between the living and the dead, arranged for spirit doctors to treat sick friends, and attended lectures at spiritist schools
Download or read book Lilja written by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Icelandic Physical Medium Indridi Indridason written by Loftur Reimar Gissurarson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Icelanders in the Viking Age written by William R. Short and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding of the material. This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include religion, housing, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and the early history of Iceland. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text.
