The Echo of Creation
The article explores the idea of an echo, both literal and structural, that connects Old Norse cosmogony and eschatology. The motif of a bellowing sound or cry appears in cosmogony in the figure of Ymir, “Crier”, who is killed by the Æsir, and from his body the world is created. During the eschatolo...
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| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Temenos |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/100075 |