This paper examines the cunning folk tradition in Swedish-speaking rural Ostrobothnia according to textual folklore material collected at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Qualitative text analysis is used as a method to survey narratives from the region. I argue that Ostrobothnian Swedish-language folk legends about cunning folk are based on established vernacular beliefs that are similar to the Western European model. Consistent with prior research, the cunning folk of the Swedish-Finnish folk legends were members of the community who were able to heal illnesses, find stolen property and practise malevolent witchcraft. The article offers new localised information about vernacular beliefs in Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia that are of...
The folklore of cows and cattle in pre-industrial Sweden The farmers in Sweden have always treasured...
Powers of Death. Church-väki in the Finnish Folk Belief Tradition Folk belief tradition can be def...
The aim for this essay was to study the concept of cultural and religious heritage. Background to th...
Artikkelissa selvitetään, miten tietäjä-hahmot esitetään 1800-luvun lopulla ja 1900-luvun alussa ruo...
In this essay I have taken a look at the discourse surrounding the cunning folk of Swedish folklore....
This article* is about the distinct groups that practised malevolent and benevolent witchcraft in Sw...
This thesis aims to look at the folktales surrounding the Swedish cunning folk to see how these refl...
In my research I discuss belief legends as representations of folk morals. Doing wrong is not one s ...
Magical healers and physicians were among those who provided healing in the medical market of pre-mo...
Magical healers and physicians were among those who provided healing in the medical market of pre-mo...
Pulkkinen, Risto 2014. Suomalainen kansanusko. Samaaneista saunatonttuihin. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. Ill...
Finnish spiritualist and theosophical journals of 1905–20 brought esoteric teachings and vernacular ...
This paper explores international aspects of Finnish folk magic. Folk magic objects in two Finnish m...
In Sweden, during the 1920s, the past played a definite part in the folklore research. The folklore ...
Large archaeological excavations where medieval soil layers are studied have lately been conducted a...
The folklore of cows and cattle in pre-industrial Sweden The farmers in Sweden have always treasured...
Powers of Death. Church-väki in the Finnish Folk Belief Tradition Folk belief tradition can be def...
The aim for this essay was to study the concept of cultural and religious heritage. Background to th...
Artikkelissa selvitetään, miten tietäjä-hahmot esitetään 1800-luvun lopulla ja 1900-luvun alussa ruo...
In this essay I have taken a look at the discourse surrounding the cunning folk of Swedish folklore....
This article* is about the distinct groups that practised malevolent and benevolent witchcraft in Sw...
This thesis aims to look at the folktales surrounding the Swedish cunning folk to see how these refl...
In my research I discuss belief legends as representations of folk morals. Doing wrong is not one s ...
Magical healers and physicians were among those who provided healing in the medical market of pre-mo...
Magical healers and physicians were among those who provided healing in the medical market of pre-mo...
Pulkkinen, Risto 2014. Suomalainen kansanusko. Samaaneista saunatonttuihin. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. Ill...
Finnish spiritualist and theosophical journals of 1905–20 brought esoteric teachings and vernacular ...
This paper explores international aspects of Finnish folk magic. Folk magic objects in two Finnish m...
In Sweden, during the 1920s, the past played a definite part in the folklore research. The folklore ...
Large archaeological excavations where medieval soil layers are studied have lately been conducted a...
The folklore of cows and cattle in pre-industrial Sweden The farmers in Sweden have always treasured...
Powers of Death. Church-väki in the Finnish Folk Belief Tradition Folk belief tradition can be def...
The aim for this essay was to study the concept of cultural and religious heritage. Background to th...