Raisa Maria Toivo

Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

While early modern Finland was Lutheran in theory, a religious plurality - embodied in ceremonies and rituals and interpreted as magic - flourished. Unorthodox and superstitious practices merged with catechism hearings and sermon preaching among the laity. This book details how western and eastern influences manifested themselves in Finnish magic.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-54726-2
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781137547262
• ISBN-10: 113754726X
• Artikelnr.: 44037647

Autorenporträt

Raisa Maria Toivo is Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the University of Tampere, Finland. Her publications include Witchcraft and Gender in Early Modern Society (2008) and articles on the early modern history of witchcraft and magic, religion and violence in Finland and Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

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
Bibliography
Chronology

Rezensionen

"This is a well-structured work that offers valuable and important contributions to our understanding of the uneven Christianization process in European countries during the seventeenth century-good scholarly work, indeed." (Rune Blix Hagen, Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 70 (4), 2017)

"Toivo (Univ. of Tampere, Finland) is interested in the whole complex of witchcraft, lived religion, and formal churchmanship, constructing a seamless whole to gain the full picture of religious life. ... This specialized study will support collections in religious studies and the history of northern Europe. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students/faculty." (D. S. Azzolina, Choice, Vol. 54 (3), November, 2016)