{"id":6185,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-islenskum-bokmenntum-eirik-westcoat\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-islenskum-bokmenntum-eirik-westcoat","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-islenskum-bokmenntum-eirik-westcoat\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum: Eirik Westcoat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>F\u00f6studaginn 22. okt\u00f3ber 2021 fer fram doktorsv\u00f6rn vi\u00f0 \u00cdslensku- og menningardeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. \u00de\u00e1 ver Eirik Westcoat doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum, Chanting Up the Kraftaskalds. An Investigation into Their Image, Roles, and Magic. V\u00f6rnin fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal \u00ed A\u00f0albyggingu H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13:00. (<a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/doktorsvorneirikwestcoat\">Smelltu h\u00e9r til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 v\u00f6rninni \u00ed streymi<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur vi\u00f0 v\u00f6rnina ver\u00f0a dr. A\u00f0alhei\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og dr. John Lindow, pr\u00f3fessor emeritus \u00ed fornnorr\u00e6nu vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Kaliforn\u00edu, Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>Doktorsritger\u00f0in var unnin undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn dr. G\u00edsla Sigur\u00f0ssonar, ranns\u00f3knarpr\u00f3fessors \u00e1 Stofnun \u00c1rna Magn\u00fassonar \u00ed \u00edslenskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um. Einnig voru \u00ed doktorsnefnd dr. Stephen A. Mitchell, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Harvard h\u00e1sk\u00f3la og dr. Torfi H. Tulinius, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n<p>Gauti Kristmannsson, varaforseti \u00cdslensku- og menningardeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um ranns\u00f3knina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ranns\u00f3kn Eiriks fjallar um kraftask\u00e1ld eins og \u00feau koma fyrir \u00ed \u00edslenskum s\u00f6gnum. Sk\u00e1ld af \u00feessu tagi eru \u00e1berandi eftir si\u00f0breytingu \u00e1 16. \u00f6ld og allt fram til fyrri hluta 20. aldar. \u00deau voru talin geta beitt g\u00f6ldrum me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp kv\u00e6\u00f0a sem \u00feau spunnu upp\u00far s\u00e9r, og g\u00e1tu leitt til blessunar e\u00f0a b\u00f6lvunar, st\u00fdrt ve\u00f0ri, kve\u00f0i\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur uppvakninga og \u00fdmislegt fleira. Sum \u00feessara kraftask\u00e1lda eru ekki nafngreind en flest eru \u00feetta raunveruleg sk\u00e1ld sem sl\u00edkar sagnir hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 til um. Kraftask\u00e1ld ur\u00f0u fyrst v\u00e6nlegt ranns\u00f3knarefni \u00feegar Bo Almqvist dr\u00f3 upp skilgreiningu \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 sj\u00f6unda \u00e1ratug 20. aldar en hafa \u00fe\u00f3 ekki hloti\u00f0 mikla athygli, enda er \u00feessi ranns\u00f3kn fyrsta ranns\u00f3knin af \u00feessari st\u00e6r\u00f0argr\u00e1\u00f0u sem einbl\u00ednir \u00e1 kraftask\u00e1ldin fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed eftir mi\u00f0aldir. Markmi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knarinnar er a\u00f0 draga fram og sk\u00fdra \u00ferj\u00e1 megin\u00fe\u00e6tti kraftask\u00e1lda. \u00cd fyrsta lagi, hva\u00f0a sk\u00e1ld eru \u00feetta, hvert er or\u00f0spor \u00feeirra og hva\u00f0 er tali\u00f0 einkenna \u00feau. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi, hvert er hlutverk \u00feeirra \u00ed \u00feeim s\u00f6gnum og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0aefni sem \u00feau koma fyrir \u00ed, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al hvernig \u00feau beita g\u00f6ldrum s\u00ednum og \u00ed hverra \u00fe\u00e1gu. \u00deessi \u00fe\u00e1ttur dregur gjarnan fram \u00feau f\u00e9lagslegu gildi sem sk\u00e1ldin halda \u00e1 loft \u00ed s\u00f6gnunum og hvernig sagnirnar hla\u00f0a undir gildi sk\u00e1ldskapar. \u00cd \u00feri\u00f0ja lagi, er fjalla\u00f0 um e\u00f0li \u00feeirra galdra sem beitt er og \u00feeir bornir saman vi\u00f0 annarskonar galdur \u00ed \u00edslenskum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0iheimildum, hvernig tungutak \u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0anna er byggt upp og hvernig a\u00f0rir \u00fe\u00e6ttir en sj\u00e1lf or\u00f0in sem m\u00e6lt eru fram hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 virknina, me\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 hugar\u00e1stand sk\u00e1ldanna.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eirik Westcoat er me\u00f0 BS-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed vi\u00f0skiptum og verkfr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 California Institute of Technology og lauk norr\u00e6nu meistaran\u00e1mi \u00ed v\u00edkinga- og mi\u00f0aldafr\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed 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