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Rudolf Simek, PhD, held academic positions in Edinburgh and Vienna, and is currently Professor for Medieval German and Scandinavian Literature at the University of Bonn, Germany. His publications include books on early Germanic religion and culture and Vikings and Viking ships, as well as translations of Old Norse Sagas. His research interests include Early Medieval religion, Viking and Medieval Norse studies, Late Medieval religious literature, and the history of science in the Middle Ages. He served as advisor and presenter for nearly three dozen TV documentaries and one feature film.

Rudolf Simek

Rudolf Simek, PhD, held academic positions in Edinburgh and Vienna, and is currently Professor for Medieval German and Scandinavian Literature at the University of Bonn, Germany. His publications include books on early Germanic religion and culture and Vikings and Viking ships, as well as translations of Old Norse Sagas. His research interests include Early Medieval religion, Viking and Medieval Norse studies, Late Medieval religious literature, and the history of science in the Middle Ages. He served as advisor and presenter for nearly three dozen TV documentaries and one feature film.

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The Visual Perception of Deities from the Palaeolithic to the Present

Faces of Gods
By: Sirpa Aalto, Uta Herzog, Peter Hupfauf, Rudolf Simek
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For 30,000 years, humans have created visual expressions of their sacred beings. This book investigates these interpretations of deities throughout history, exploring the psychological necessity for us to create gods and goddesses in a human-like form.

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