The Sacrificial Festival at Uppsala

The Sacrificial Festival at Uppsala

ABSTRACT: The source value of Adam of Bremen’s description of the pre-Christian sacrificial ritual at Uppsala is hotly debated. Some scholars emphasize that it rests on the account of an eye-witness, others that it is a compilation of Christian stereotypes of pagan cult in general. The aim of the p...

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Main Author: Anders Hultgård
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 2022-03-01
Series:Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
Subjects:
Adam of Bremen
Old Uppsala
animal offerings
human sacrifice
ritual inscriptions
Greco-Roman cult
Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/132125

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