OS ELEMENTOS (TRANS)CULTURAIS DO VAFÞRÚÐNISMÁL: DO GALÐR AO TIETÄJÄ FINO-CARELIANO

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Choosing the eddic poem Vafþrúðnismál as a starting point, our aim is to analyze the possible cultural contexts and elements to which the poem may allude to. In order to achieve such a thing, we are going to investigate specifically the mythological motif of the wisdom contest between Óðinn and the giant Vafþrúðnir, pointing to a possible parallel in Finnic mythology, played by Väinämöinen and Joukahainen respectively. We are also going to demonstrate how there is a connection in both cases with magical practices; the galðr in Medieval Scandinavia and the tietäjä institution from Finno-Karelian traditions. Our perspective approaches mythology as a discursive and cultural practice that manifests itself through a symbolic matrix.

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Victor Hugo Sampaio Alves, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Mestre e doutorando em Ciências das Religiões pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Membro do Núcleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (NEVE) e do CIMEEP (Centro Internacional e Multidisciplinar de Estudos Épicos). 

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2021-11-10

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