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Record Number:
17508
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Sayers , William.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Sexual Identity, Cultural Integrity, Verbal and Other Magic in Episodes from "Laxdoela saga" and "Kormáks saga" [The article examines several episodes from two sagas in order to show how threats of verbal magic, questionable sexual identity, and cultural permeability were conceptualized and tolerated in Icelandic society. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Arkiv för nordisk filologi 107, ( 1992): Pages 131 - 155.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Iceland
Kormaks Saga
Laxdaela Saga
Literature- Prose
Magic in Literature
Sexuality in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Scandinavia
Century:
13
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
One Table. Table 1 charts threats to social stability and cultural integrity in the "Laxdoela Saga" and the "Kormaks Saga."
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Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1992.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00667668