Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief
2020 ed.
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3030489213
ISBN-13
9783030489212
Edition
2020 ed.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 27th, 2022
Print length
310 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
14.80 x 21.00 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
European historySocial & cultural historyFolklore, myths & legends
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This books explores varying conceptions of the Nightmare hag, mara, in Scandinavian folk belief.
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.
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