[T]his book is not only diverse and engaging, it also sheds light on the normative role of `the north' in time and space as well as within different cultural contexts.... I therefore applaud the editors for having compiled a captivating volume of northern research which I wholeheartedly recommend for scholars of Scandinavian and Arctic studies, literary studies or cultural studies ... Read morein general. [Full review at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247417000341]
Nikolas Sellheim
Polar Record
This is a North populated by gods, witches, real and imagined invaders, allegorical figures, monsters from the margins of maps, spirits, demons, and trolls.... Sixteen scholars from twelve countries across Europe, North America, and Australia explore particular instances of the North's symbolic geography.... Notes and bibliographies throughout, and a really excellent index at the end, round out a good scholarly work. It belongs on the shelf of polar collections ... [and] collections on the history of Western science, literature, or religion. [Full review at https://doi.org/10.1657/AAAR0049-4-book2]
Shelly Sommer
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 49:4
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