Masks of Odin

Herein the Norse Edda is scrutinized and its tales of gods and heroes, elves and dwarfs are decoded, using theosophical keys, to yield an overview of cosmic cycles of life on the many levels of the World Tree. The myths contain ribald humor as well as grand inspiration. Elsa-Brita Titchenell's commentary and her fresh translation of the principal lays of the Poetic or Elder Edda provide a key to understanding the timeless wisdom of the bards of every land.

Product Details:

ISBN#9780911500738
Paperback, 316 pages.
Publisher: Theosophy University Press, Published: December 2008>
Size: 5.5 x 1.0 x 8.25 inches, Weight: 0.850 Lbs

Author

Elsa-Brita Titchenell
(1915 - 2002)

Elsa-Brita Titchenell (née Bergqvist) was born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1915. She attend­ed French schools in Stockholm and in the then international city of Shanghai, China, before completing her formal ed­ucation in England. In 1937 she joined the staff of the Royal Swedish Legation and Consulate General in Shanghai where, during World War II and the Japa­nese occupation, she worked to amelio­rate conditions of allied internees.

In 1948 she immigrated into the ­United States to serve at the International Head­quarters of the Theosophical Society, now located in Pasadena. For eight years she was also on the administrative staff of California Institute of Technology, retiring from its Department of Astro­physics in 1980. Elsa-Brita Titchenell was Associate Editor of Sunrise magazine from 1989 until her death in 2002.