Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief - Couverture souple

Raudvere, Catharina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030489213 ISBN 13 : 9783030489212

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

Synopsis

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. The aim of this monograph is to analyse 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Catharina Raudvere is Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies in the Section for the History of Religions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030489213
• ISBN 13: 9783030489212
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH; ProductSafety@springernature.com; ; Europaplatz 3,69115 Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg; 69115; Allemagne