In my research I discuss belief legends as representations of folk morals. Doing wrong is not one s private affair because it can have consequences for the life of a whole community, and therefore, it is in a community s interest to control the conduct of its members. Belief legends have served as a means of instruction for proper behaviour. In this way a community has contributed to the socialization of its members so as to make them comply with common norms and morals. My study is focused on belief legends relating to some type of offence (a crime, an infringement or another kind of misdeed) and its consequences. I try to find out whether there are regional differences and similarities. The material consists of 3120 warning legends that...
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The article tackles short forms of folklore in one of Estonian regions – Virumaa. The discussion map...
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Research object includes Lithuanian belief legends, tales of magic, and novelle tales or single elem...
The Power of Laughter. An oral history study of meanings of humour at the former industrial communit...
On the basis of Virumaa material, the article discusses healing words as well as charms that were us...
The article tackles short forms of folklore in one of Estonian regions – Virumaa. The discussion map...
Changes in the socio-cultural and economic sphere are reflected in folklore by the rise of certain s...
Powers of Death. Church-väki in the Finnish Folk Belief Tradition Folk belief tradition can be def...
The legend-like narratives about the experiences of the supernatural world spread both in a way char...
This article investigates ague (malaria) in Finnish-Karelian belief legends. The author examines the...
Children's and young people's folklore, their own oral tradition, is an active and growing cultural ...
Comedic Techniques and the Finnish Tradition of Folklife Description in Pauli Kohelo’s Novels Ohessa...
Artikkelissa selvitetään, miten tietäjä-hahmot esitetään 1800-luvun lopulla ja 1900-luvun alussa ruo...
This paper examines the cunning folk tradition in Swedish-speaking rural Ostrobothnia according to t...
Sakmiškieji naratyvai apie išskirtinius, keistus ar baugius įvykius, paranormalius reiškinius bei įv...
Arvosteltu teos: Nordic Childhoods 1700-1960. From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking / Reidar Aasga...
The article provides an overview of the mediation of cognitive danger mapping based on traditional p...
Research object includes Lithuanian belief legends, tales of magic, and novelle tales or single elem...
The Power of Laughter. An oral history study of meanings of humour at the former industrial communit...
On the basis of Virumaa material, the article discusses healing words as well as charms that were us...
The article tackles short forms of folklore in one of Estonian regions – Virumaa. The discussion map...
Changes in the socio-cultural and economic sphere are reflected in folklore by the rise of certain s...