The Application of Peircean Semiotics to the Elder Futhark Tradition

This work addresses the issue of magical communication found in the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions. The work begins by discussing how Charles Sanders Peirce can help provide us with a basic framework regarding the sign.

Autorentext

Scott Shell received his PhD in Germanic linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020. His research has been dedicated to historical linguistics, semiotics, and runology since 2014. He is currently an independent scholar.

Inhalt

List of Tables List of Diagrams List of Photos Acknowledgments Applying Peircean Semiotics to the Elder Futhark Tradition Peirce and the Semiotic Whole What Is Magical Communication? Runes and Numinous Qualities Elder Futhark Analyses Conclusion Index.