Rituales mágicos en la religión nórdica precristiana: el seiðr en la Saga de Gísli Súrsson

  • Teodoro Manrique Antón
Keywords: Pre-Christian nordic religion, Magic rituals, Seiðr, Sagas of Icelanders, Gísla saga Súrssonar

Abstract

This paper has a double purpose: firstly, to assess the importance of seiðr magic rituals and of its practitioners within the social and mythological framework of Old norse-icelandic Literature. Secondly, by means of the analysis of certain scenes in The Saga of Gísli Súrsson, i aim to demonstrate that the inclusion of magic-religious motifs in the Sagas of icelanders has a triple objective: to provide a model to help understand apparently inexplicable phenomena, to intensify the tragic tone of the plot and finally to depict those involved in the performance of seiðr in a very negative light.

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Published
2009-09-25
How to Cite
Manrique Antón T. . (2009). Rituales mágicos en la religión nórdica precristiana: el seiðr en la Saga de Gísli Súrsson. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 14, 87-100. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ILUR/article/view/ILUR0909110087A
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Vol. 14 (2009)
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