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    Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism
    Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism
    Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism
    Audiobook6 hours

    Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism

    Written by Diana L. Paxson and Isaac Bonewits

    Narrated by Ann Richardson

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    About this audiobook

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

    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 a centuries-old religion that continues to enrich and fascinate its followers today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 6, 2021
    ISBN9781705235287
    Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism
    Author

    Diana L. Paxson

    Diana L. Paxson is the award-winning author of The Lord of Horses, The Wolf and the Raven, The Dragons of the Rhine, The White Raven, and The Serpents Tooth, and coauthor (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes) of Master of Earth and Water, The Shield Between the Worlds, and Sword of Fire and Shadow, the chronicles of Fionn mac Cumhal. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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