FRSEMR 32s - The Twilight of the Gods: Ragnarok and the Apocalyptic Tradition

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Norse mythology culminates apocalyptically, with giants, fire-demons and various monsters destroying Odin, Thor and the other gods, a battle from which a peaceful new world emerges. This seminar situates this Viking Age eschatological vision against both specific historical data (e.g., the 6th-c. climate crisis) and the comparanda of world mythologies (e.g., the Armageddon of the Abrahamic religions) and investigates how it is employed in such modern contexts as opera, Viking metal, art, literature and politics.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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