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- Jennbert, Kristina, et al.
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Animal mouthpieces for human properties and indentity - A Scandinavian perspective
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In: Bestial Mirrors. Using animals to construct human identities in Medieval Europe. - 9783200018952 ; 03, s. 39-45
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- Peoples' relations to animals and their various roles took many different expressions in the pre-Christian era. In certain contexts animals had practical functions, but others they also had symbolic values. Domsticated animals were a kind of life style metaphors in grave rituals. Wild animals and transformation between humans and animals in pictorial images signified social identity. The archaeological analysis of pre-Christian use of animals, and the interpretation of relations between humans and animals give a historical background to the later textbased Old Norse mythology.
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