Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to illustrate how the primary function of runes has changed through history. In doing so this study also begins to document the reemergence of runes especially in Asatru circles. Runes were historically employed for utilitarian purposes whereas they have been imbued with magical qualities in the eyes of their modern users. By using a modified version of the speech act theory, the notion of "magic" is linguistically operationalized and used to demonstrate the stark contrast between the primary purpose of historical runic texts and modern ones.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MA
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
- Year dc:date.available
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Evans, Elliott S.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Johan C. Seynnaeve.
- Cynthia S. Chapupa
- Deborah D. Janson
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/723
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1726