Nicolas Meylan Research Articles

It’s Not mana, It’s High Gods!

Abstract In this short review and debate article I use Nicolas Meylan’s Mana: A History of a Western Category as a starting point for discussing the Swedish historian of religions Geo Widengren (1907-1996) and his theory of the so-called High God. Resembling mana, the High God theory is a second-order concept that is used to explain the origin of religion in the history of humankind.

Mana: A History of a Western Category – By Nicolas Meylan

Mana: A History of a Western Category – By Nicolas Meylan

Mana: A History of a Western Category. By Nicolas Meylan

Mana: A History of a Western Category. By Nicolas Meylan

Nicolas Meylan, Magic and Kingship in Medieval

Nicolas Meylan, Magic and Kingship in Medieval

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance by Nicolas Meylan

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance by Nicolas Meylan

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance, written by Nicolas Meylan

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance, written by Nicolas Meylan

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance

Book Review| January 01 2016 Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance. By Nicolas Meylan. Studies in Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, 3. Turnhout: Brepols, 2014. Pp. x + 233. $109. Kevin J. Wanner Kevin J. Wanner Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Journal of English and Germanic Philology (2016) 115 (1): 120–123. https://doi.org/10.5406/jenglgermphil.115.1.0120 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Kevin J. Wanner; Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology 1 January 2016; 115 (1): 120–123. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jenglgermphil.115.1.0120 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressThe Journal of English and Germanic Philology Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2016 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance by Nicolas Meylan (review)

Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland: The Construction of a Discourse of Political Resistance by Nicolas Meylan (review)

Stefan Arvidsson, . Aryan Idols: Indo‐European Mythology as Ideology and Science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. xii+354 pp. $55.00 (cloth).

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewStefan Arvidsson, . Aryan Idols: Indo‐European Mythology as Ideology and Science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. xii+354 pp. $55.00 (cloth).Nicolas Meylan, Nicolas MeylanUniversity of Chicago. Search for more articles by this author , University of Chicago.PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Religion Volume 89, Number 2April 2009 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/598599 Views: 40Total views on this site © 2009 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. For permission to reuse, please contact [email protected]PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.