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Faith and magic in early modern Finland / Raisa Maria Toivo, University of Tampere, Finland.

9781137547279 (electronic book)
1137547278 (electronic book)
9781137547262

Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

English

1 online resource (ix, 183 pages) : maps

10.1057/9781137547279 doi

BL875.F5 T65 2016eb

274.897/07

Early modern Finland is rarely the focus of attention in the study of European history, but it has a place in the context of northern European religious and political culture. While Finland was theoretically Lutheran, a religious plurality ℓ́ℓ embodied in ceremonies and interpreted as magic ℓ́ℓ survived and flourished. Blessing candles, pilgrimages, and offerings to forest spirits merged with catechism hearings and sermon preaching among the lay piety. What were the circumstances that allowed for such a continuity of magic? How were the manifestations and experiences that defined faith and magic tied together? How did western and eastern religious influences manifest themselves in Finnish magic? Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland shows us how peripheral Finland can shed light on the wider context of European magic and religion.

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Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.

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