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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254780403321

Autore

Toivo Raisa Maria

Titolo

Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland / / by Raisa Maria Toivo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-54727-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 183 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

Disciplina

274.897/07

Soggetti

History, Modern

Europe—History

Religion—History

Social history

Modern History

European History

History of Religion

Social History

Finland Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Magic in a religious borderland -- Lived Lutheranism and the development of superstition -- Catholic influence and magic in Finland -- Eastern Orthodox influence and its demonization in Finland -- The continuum of magic and religion.

Sommario/riassunto

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 – embodied in ceremonies and interpreted as magic – 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.