1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910440647603321

Autore

Raudvere Catharina

Titolo

Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief / / by Catharina Raudvere

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030489199

3030489191

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic, , 2731-5649

Disciplina

398.20948

398.210948

Soggetti

Europe - History - 1492-

Russia - History

Europe, Eastern - History

Soviet Union - History

Social history

History of Modern Europe

Russian, Soviet, and East European History

Social History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Why the Nightmare Hag? -- 1. Why the Nightmare Hag? Points of departure -- PART II: Imagining the Nightmare Hag and Warding Her Off -- 2. Imagining of the Nightmare Hag -- 3. Protection Against the Nightmare Hag -- 4. The Nightmare Hag and Magic Thinking -- Part III: Narrating About the Nightmare Hag -- 5. A Model for an Analysis of the Hag Legends -- 6. Analogy Legends -- 7. Curse Legends -- 8. The Man Who Caught the Hag -- 9.The Nightmare Hag: narrative figure, personal experience and explanation of misfortune. Some concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

This books explores varying conceptions of the Nightmare hag, mara, in Scandinavian folk belief. What began as observations of some startling narratives preserved in folklore archives where sex, violence



and curses are recurring themes gradually led to questions as to how rural people envisaged good and evil, illness and health, and cause and effect. At closer reading, narratives about the mara character involve existential themes, as well as comments on gender and social hierarchy. This monograph analyses how this female creature was conceived of in oral literature and everyday ritual practice in pre-industrial Scandinavia, and what role she played in a larger pattern of belief in witchcraft and magic.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155289703321

Titolo

Human basophils and mast cells : clinical aspects

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Karger, 1995

ISBN

9783318016710

3318016713

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV + 266 pages) : :   34 figures, 17 tables

Collana

Issn Series

Soggetti

Connective Tissue Cells

Granulocytes

Neoplasms, Connective Tissue

Skin Diseases

Immune System

Leukocytes

Myeloid Cells

Hemic and Immune Systems

Cells

Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Anatomy

Blood Cells

Disease

Blood

Neoplasms

Basophils

Mastocytosis

Mast Cells



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

"Expert contributions cover disorders, such as mastocytosis and respiratory and cutaneous allergy, which are known to be associated with these cells. The less well-known involvement of the latter in atherosclerosis and gastrointestinal, cardiac, rheumatic and neoplastic diseases is emerging as an area of considerable interest as several informative chapters show. Written by clinical investigators specialising in diseases related to mast cells and basophils, this volume will be stimulating reading for those working in allergy, immunology, biochemistry, and respiration."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved