The University of Iceland Press publishes books on all aspects of Icelandic society; from medieval sagas to the modern ethical debates concerning whaling. The Press also publishes scholarly monographs by Icelandic scholars, and conferences which have taken place in Iceland or have an Icelandic connection. All the books are produced to the extremely high quality one would expect in a country with one of the highest rates of literacy and largest proportion of book buyers in the world.
Whart sort of institution should the university aspire to be? What role should it be playing in the present? How should it be governed? Are universities taking proper care of the knowledge that they...
Traditions and Continuities - Alliteration in Old and Modern Icelandic Verse, is a lucid and authorative treatment of Old Icelandic alliterative metre, and of the subtle changes it underwent as the...
Includes all Gothic texts in Biblical Gothic, and the Gothic calendar and the Deeds from Naples and Arezzo. Complete with Introduction, Texts and Concordance.
by Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir and Helga Jónsdóttir
Price: $32.50
ISBN: 9789979549888
Pub Date: 2011-01-19
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Iceland University Press
406 Pages
Family Nursing in Action emphasizes translational knowledge in family nursing within a variety of different fields of nursing practice, education, and research around the world. The book has three main...
The Viking congresses bring together scholars of archaeology, philology, history, toponymy, numismatics and a number of other disciplines to discuss the Viking Age from a variety of viewpoints.
Myth, Ritual and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources
by Jon Hnefill Adalsteinsson
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9789979542643
Pub Date: 1998-10-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Iceland University Press
188 Pages
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.
A Pagan Ritual Turning Point in the Conversion of Iceland
by Jon Hnefill Adalsteinsson
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9789979543800
Pub Date: 1999-04-10
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Iceland University Press
233 Pages
This book takes its title from the momentous decision of the Icelandic law-giver, Thorgeir, in AD 1000, to adopt Christianity as the island's official religion. According to tradition, this was taken as he lay "under a cloak", presumably seeking inspiration from his, pagan, deities.
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The University of Iceland Press publishes books on all aspects of Icelandic society; from medieval sagas to the modern ethical debates concerning whaling. The Press also publishes scholarly monographs by Icelandic scholars, and conferences which have taken place in Iceland or have an Icelandic connection. All the books are produced to the extremely high quality one would expect in a country with one of the highest rates of literacy and largest proportion of book buyers in the world. 
