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The thunderweapon in religion and folklore : a study in comparative archaeology

Originally published in 1911, this book constitutes an archaeological survey of the thunderweapon and its significance in a variety of different cultures. Containing numerous illustrative figures and detailed information on sources, this book will be of value to anyone with an interest in archaeology, anthropology and human prehistory.
Print Book, English, 2012
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012
1 volume ; 22 cm
9781107670068, 1107670063
760291024
Preface; List of illustrations; 1. Danish, Scandinavian, and German popular tradition; extent of the thunderstone belief in Europe and other continents; 2. The thunderstone in pagan religions of the present; 3. The thunderstone in ancient Greece; 4. The thunderstone in ancient Italian religion and folklore; 5. The original form and age of the ideas; 6. The classical Greek and the Tibetan thunderweapon; 7. The trident: the Greek triaina and the Indian trisula; 8. Mjölnir; 9. Retrospect; 10. Sources and particulars.