About the School
Simon Nygaard
PhD, Assistant Professor
School of Culture and Society - Department of the Study of Religion
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 3
building 1451, 528
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Mobile: +4561264715
Simon Nygaard is Assistant Professor in pre-Christian Nordic religion. Simon’s research and teaching centres on Viking Age ritual and religion, on oral poetry and performance in the Old Norse world as well as on other historical (archaic) religions. He is especially interested in how rituals might have been practiced and how they affected the practitioners.
Research areas
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Old Norse religion
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Myths and rituals
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Myth analysis Ritual studies
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Research methods Cultural Memory Performance Theory Cultural Evolution
- Religion and Theology > Religion > History of religion Comparative history of religions
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Phenomenology of religion
- Language and communication > Scandinavian languages (Danish, swedish etc.) > Old Norse Old Norse poetry Contextual runology
- Accepted/In press
ein lög og einn siðr: Law, Religion, and their Role in the Cultivation of Cultural Memory in Pre-Christian Icelandic Society
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Ritual and Memory Specialists in Pre-Christian Nordic Religion
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research
- Published
Selected Presentations from the Network of Early Career Researchers in Old Norse (2017-2019)
Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
Becoming einherjar and valkyrjur: Religious Group Identity in the Viking Age Hall
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Typological Comparisons or Why it Is Important to Know Many Religions: Sacral Rulers in Pre-Christian Nordic Religion Revisited
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Old Norse Poetry and Ritual Performance: Hákonarmál as an erfikvæði
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Når doktorgrader møder knallert-black i Runeland
Press/Media: Press / Media
Runedigtningen viser vikingernes bløde side
Press/Media: Press / Media
Simon Nygaard slap gennem nåleøjet hos forskningsfonden
Press/Media: Press / Media
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