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Article: Handbook of Norse Mythology.(Book Review)

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By John Lindow. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2001. 364 pp. Illus. 42.95 [pounds sterling] (hbk). ISBN 1-57607-217-7

This is an excellently thorough, reliable and up-to-date survey of Norse mythology; its format is closer to the encyclopaedia than the dictionary, for many of the entries are substantial, and those on major and/or controversial topics are given ample bibliographical annotation. The main section sets out "Deities," "Themes," and "Concepts" (alphabetically arranged); this is preceded by a useful general chapter on the ...

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