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The Return of Odin - The Modern Renaissance of Pagan Imagination (Paperback, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded Edition)
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The Return of Odin - The Modern Renaissance of Pagan Imagination (Paperback, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded Edition)
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List price R542
Loot Price R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
You Save R174 (32%)
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A controversial examination of the influence and presence of the
Norse god Odin in contemporary history and culture Exploring the
influence of the Norse god Odin in the modern world, Richard
Rudgley reveals Odin's central role in the pagan revival and how
this has fueled a wide range of cultural movements and phenomena.
Rudgley argues that it is Odin and not Jesus Christ who has the
single most important spiritual influence in modern Western
civilization. He analyzes the Odin archetype--first revealed by
Carl Jung's essay on Wotan--in the context of pagan religious
history and explains the ancient idea of the Web--a cosmic field of
energies that encompasses time, space, and the hidden potentials of
humanity-the pagan equivalent to the Tao of Eastern tradition. The
author examines the importance of the concept of wyrd, which
corresponds to "fate" or "destiny". He examines how the concept of
subterranean and mythic realms, such as the Hollow Earth, Thule,
and Agartha, and mysterious energies like Vril were manifested in
both occult and profane ways and investigates key occult figures
like Madame Blavatsky, Guido von List, and Karl Wiligut. Rudgley
provides pagan analyses of Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings and
documents the impact the Odin archetype has had on nationalist and
fascist groups in America and Europe. Examining pagan groups in
Europe and America that use the Norse template, Rudgley reveals
true paganism as holistic and intimately connected with the forces
at work in the life of the planet. Showing how this "green"
paganism can be beneficial for dealing with the adverse
consequences of globalization and the ongoing ecological crisis, he
explains how, when repressed, the Odin archetype is responsible for
regressive tendencies--a reflection of the unprecedented chaos of
Ragnarok--but if embraced, the Odin archetype makes it possible for
like-minded traditions to work together in the service of life.
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