Faith and magic in early modern Finland / Raisa Maria Toivo, University of Tampere, Finland.
2016
BL875.F5 T65 2016eb
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Title
Faith and magic in early modern Finland / Raisa Maria Toivo, University of Tampere, Finland.
Author
Toivo, Raisa Maria, author.
ISBN
9781137547279 (electronic book)
1137547278 (electronic book)
9781137547262
1137547278 (electronic book)
9781137547262
Published
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 183 pages) : maps
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10.1057/9781137547279 doi
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BL875.F5 T65 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
274.897/07
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 19, 2016).
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Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.
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Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Magic in a Religious Borderland; 2 Lived Lutheranism and the Development of Superstition; 3 Catholic Influence and Magic in Finland; 4 Eastern Orthodox Influence and Its Demonization in Finland; 5 Conclusion: The Continuum of Magic and Religion; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography and Sources; Index