The Forgotten Half

Politics & Social Sciences

Oskarsdottir, Gerdur G.

Oskarsdottir

Sociology

Iceland University Press

A dual English and Icelandic language survey of all pottery found in excavations in Iceland prior to 1991, in the collections of the National Museum and the Arbaer Museum in Reykjavik. The main aims of the study were to gain an overview of types of pottery used in Iceland from the time of settlement, to create a typology for use in future studies, to investigate changes in the use of pottery over time and differences between areas and, in general, to contribute to the research already carried out into patterns of distribution in Northern Europe.

Pottery found in Excavations in Iceland

Sveinbjarnardottir, Gudrun

Social Sciences

Gudamjodur Og Arnarleir

Literature & Fiction

Tomasson, Sverrir

History & Criticism

A comprehensive analysis of the ideas and activities of Icelandic women's movements from their emergence in the last decades of the 19th century through to the present day. Events in the history of Icelandic women's rights, the social attributes of the women concerned, their ideas and activities, are described and analysed in terms of the contradictionary pull of social change and cultural conservatism. The importance of social personhood, and a demonstration of how women create and recreate themselves as social persons through their movement activities, is a key element in the analysis, shedding new light on the dynamism of social movements.

Doing and Becomming

Duna, Sigridur

Kristmundsdottir, Sigridur Duna

Science & Math

An English-Icelandic mathematical lexicon, together with an Icelandic-English topical lexicon. This volume, the result of over 20 years work by the Icelandic Mathematical Society, includes more than 8000 English mathematical terms and expressions with not only their Icelandic translations, but also cross-references to related concepts and synonyms in English.

English-Icelandic Mathematical Dictionary

Reference

Axelsson, Reynir

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

1995 in Iceland saw the inauguration of a different kind of conference on nursing. Rather than having a narrow specialist focus, the first International "Connecting Conversations" Conference brought together educators, clinicians, students, researchers and administrators from across specialties, disciplines and countries to create a unique forum for the presentation and respectful discussion of the most pressing issues in Nursing and Midwifery. The success of Iceland has been built upon in subsequent conferences in New Zealand in 1997, Madison, USA in 1999, and in Adelaide, Australia in 2000. This volume includes 117 papers in English by scholars from all over the world.

Nursing Scholarship and Practice (University of Iceland Nursing Research Paper Series, 1)

Medical Books

Sveinsdottir, Herdis

Kristjansdottir, Gudrun

Thoroddsen, Asta

Nursing

An island with a rich and ancient literature. A land of hot springs and volcanoes. A country with an extraordinary history, a challenging geography, and a vibrant contemporary culture. Terry G. Lacy brings both the perspective of an outsider end the familiar eye of a long-term resident to this delightful exploration of all facets of Iceland, past and present. She conveys her story with a skillful interlacing of history, religion, politics, and culture to paint a vivid picture of the way Icelanders live today.

Ring of Seasons

Lacy, Terry G.

Religion & Spirituality

This account of the greatest lava flow in historical times, which occurred in Iceland only two hundred years ago, is a unique eye-witness record of a dramatic natural catastrophe which threatened the lives of a small nation in the high north. It was the Reverend Jón Steingrímsson, a living legend in his day for a sermon said to have halted the glowing molten lava as it cascaded towards his church, who described this merciless outburst of nature´s fury. His original observations and insights make this work at once a scientific classic and a literary gem. With typical humility, the author describes his own motive for writing it: "I thought it would be unfortunate if these memories should be lost and forgotten upon my departure, as have so many other works of God which have, for lack of care, been lost forever."

Fires of the Earth

Steingrimsson, Jon

Earth Sciences

A collection of eight lectures, now translated into English, which clearly reappraise Old Norse religion and Old Icelandic folk beliefs. Topics include a reinterpretation of the gods and giants of Old Norse, including their genealogy, their conflicts and relationships with all nature. Adelsteinsson also considers efforts by saga writers to unite elements of Christianity and earlier beliefs. He examines sagas to find evidence for animal and human sacrifice, such as the night-time murder of a young couple in bed at the end of an autumn sacrifice recounted in Gísla saga Súrssonar . This appealing book concludes with discussions of giants and elves and the art of wrestling with ghosts: a phenomenon that is still recorded in Iceland today. Extracts are presented in Old Icelandic with English translations.

A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, Ritual and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources

Adalsteinsson, Jon Hnefill

Passions, Promises and Punishment

Ardal, Pall S.

Karlsson, Lars

Gudmundsson, Mar

Philosophy

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