Consists of over 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion. The articles represent subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies.

This study examines the question of the impact of gene technology on public perception. The issue has a strong European dimension, with common regulations required for the members of the European Union. The book provides an interdisciplinary approach to the subject.

American mass culture has had an effect upon the face of daily life, particularly in Europe. This volume considers the significance the process of Americanization has had in shaping and influencing the form and content of everyday life in Sweden.

Pain, while a private experience, is culturally permeated by patterns, rules, conventions and meanings. This volume discusses this coding from a range of anthropological, ethnological and sociological perspectives. Readers are invited to follow the life histories of people suffering pain.

This collection of essays approaches the topic of Baltic cities and urban change from a variety of perspectives. Brief overviews are given of the economic, infrastructural and historical aspects and particularities of the city regions in the area.

This text aims to re-examine the role of women during the Dark Ages. The world of the Dark Ages woman is often seen as insecure and powerless. Using narrative sources from the 5th to the 8th century, this book aims to show how a specific female political culture was formed.

This text is based on a study of Italian business letters, diaries and commercial handbooks during the periods 1300-1500. It shows the variety of problems and products that faced medieval merchants and explores the sophisticated networks the Italian business community developed.

What does it mean to be European? In this volume a group of European academics present their own personal perspective to discuss the complex topic of national identity in Europe. Their responses to this challenge form a mosaic of European diversity.

Contains seven essays on the amalgamation of technology and culture, including: the amalgamations of technology and culture; technology and everyday life; hidden stories of hearing aids; modern genetics and the alien inside; and, biotechnology and the reinterpretation of nature.

This text aruges that stereotypical prejudice is commonplace in the study of the past. It examines the scholarly treatment of different areas of history, focusing on social militarization and demonstrates the ease with which historians may change our perceptions of the past.

Europe is going through a period of dramatic development. The key to understanding the underlying processes lies in an analysis of the historical background. This anthology gives an overview and in-depth description of Europe in historical terms as well as possible developments.

Immigrants to Western European countries have made a significant impact on many communities. This text deals with concepts such as conflicting and overlapping cultural patterns, individual experiences of refugee policies, political loyalties, and identity within or against the ethnic identity.

The mapping of the entire human gene pool, the Hugo project, makes clear that genetics and gene technology concern life itself. This work sheds light on the links between biotechnology and economics from a multidisciplinary perspective.

With the different perspectives of eight academic sub-disciplines, the authors of this book discuss the complex weave of cultural links and the different religious and linguistic groups that have been living side-by-side in the Balkans for centuries.

This anthology is based on a symposium which had as its key issue a critical discussion of different theories of modernization from the perspective of people's activities in local manorial societies.