IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 1302: Paranormal Encounters, IV: Love and War
Wednesday 3 July 2013, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | University of Iceland, Reykjavík / Icelandic Research Fund |
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Organiser: | Ármann Jakobsson, Reykjavik Academy, Reykjavik |
Moderator/Chair: | Kolfinna Jónatansdóttir, School of Humanities, University of Iceland, Reykjavík |
Paper 1302-a | The End of the Line: Knowledge and the Paranormal in Vafþrúðnismál (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Pagan Religions, Philosophy |
Paper 1302-b | Nature Stones, Flying Carpets, and Shape-Shifting: The Use of the Fantastic in Bridal-Quest riddarasögur (Language: English) Index terms: Folk Studies, Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian |
Paper 1302-c | Liminal Characters and Spaces in (Family) Sagas (Language: English) Index terms: Folk Studies, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Pagan Religions |
Abstract | The session is one of four formed by the Icelandic 'Encounters with the Paranormal' project.The project is directed towards how the paranormal (supernatural, occult) is defined in medieval Iceland. Its appearances in various types of medieval texts, e.g. Sagas of Icelanders, Sturlunga saga, bishops' sagas, the Eddas and legendary sagas, will be surveyed. The main focus of the project is on one hand how the paranormal is defined and categorised, specifically relating to the concepts which are used and their meaning. On the other hand the focus is on the experiences of individuals and their access to the uncanny and the otherworld. This session focuses on the various uses of the paranormal for those with access to paranormal knowledge. |