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agonychristie27's review
5.0
phenomenal look at the history and current traditions of Norse paganism. From comparing the runic alphabets to exposing and denouncing the neonazism and white surpremacy that is attempting to coop the traditions and belief system, this book is not only full of historic information, but spiritual and political suggestions and information as well.
agudenburr's review
4.0
A very informative book about Norse Paganism tradition. Very informative and very anti white-supremacists. I highly recommend this for beginners or those looking to understand this path.
ekimball's review against another edition
adventurous
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relaxing
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5.0
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
3.0
This is my first book on Norse Paganism and it was quite fascinating. I didn't know there were so many different groups of Norse Pagans or Heathens, or that it was interchangeable, sometimes. This books was a great starting point for learning about Norse paganism.
I did have one issue with this book. Mainly that it wasn't consistent with how to pronunciation of Norse words. There would be pronunciation for words that came up frequently like Yggdrasil, but then the next few Norse words did not have pronunciation. This was not helpful for someone like me who doesn't know a lot about Norse culture.
Overall, this was an interesting and informative book. I recommend it for anyone interested in Norse paganism.
*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.*
I did have one issue with this book. Mainly that it wasn't consistent with how to pronunciation of Norse words. There would be pronunciation for words that came up frequently like Yggdrasil, but then the next few Norse words did not have pronunciation. This was not helpful for someone like me who doesn't know a lot about Norse culture.
Overall, this was an interesting and informative book. I recommend it for anyone interested in Norse paganism.
*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.*
gothicvamperstein's review
4.0
This is a nice introduction to Norse Paganism and I liked that the author pointed out/called out the racism-part that one sometimes can find within the community.
plotandpoesy's review
5.0
I was curious about Norse mythology and Norse paganism and heard this was a good introduction to the topic. I also chose this specific book because it openly positions itself against neo-Volkisch/Neonazi/white supremacist appropriation of the tradition and educates on how to spot said groups. Everything is supported by good academic sources. Overall, this is a nice broad introduction that doesn't weigh too heavily on any topic. It includes recommendations for further reading if you want to learn more about a certain topic. I have no idea whether I will actually go further into this in the future but it was very interesting nonetheless.