Essential Asatru: A Modern Guide to Norse Paganism by Diana L. Paxson

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Asatru Back Cover:

In Essential Asatru, renowned author and priestess Diana Paxson demystifies the ancient, rich and often misunderstood religion, and offers a practical guide for its modern followers.

A Journey to Fulfillment and Renewal

Filled with clear, concise instructions on living Asatru every day, this truly accessible guide takes you on a journey from Asatru’s origins in Scandinavian and German paganism to its recognition as an official religion in the 1970s and its widespread acceptance today.

Essential Asatru also includes:
• A complete history of Asatru gods and goddesses, including Odin, Thor and Ostara
• The life values, such as honor, truth, fidelity, and hospitality, that shape Asatru’s tenets
• Indispensable information on rituals, rune casting, ethics, and divination

Essential Asatru is an elegant and splendid introduction to centuries-old religion that continues to enrich and fascinate its followers today.

Essential Asatru by Diana Paxson table of contents:

Forward
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Feasting the Gods at Raven Hammer Hall

Round One: Heroes and Ancestors
Before History: The First Heathens
Barbarians at the Gates: The Great Migrations
From Vikings to Vinland
Conversation
The Roots of the Revival

Round Two: Gods and Goddesses
The Gods
The Goddesses
Ways of Devotion
Germanic Magic

Round Three: Toasts, Boasts, and Oaths
Living Tru
Questions and Conflicts
From the Hearth of Hof: Heathen Organizations

Resources
Bibliography
Index

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