TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.
AU  - Toivo, Raisa Maria,
CN  - BL875.F5
DO  - 10.1057/9781137547279
DO  - doi
ID  - 762857
KW  - Magic
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137547279
N2  - 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.
SN  - 9781137547279
SN  - 1137547278
T1  - Faith and magic in early modern Finland /
TI  - Faith and magic in early modern Finland /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137547279
ER  -