| 书目名称 | Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief |
| 编辑 | Catharina Raudvere |
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| 概述 | Explores varying conceptions of the Nightmare hag, mara, in Scandinavian folk belief.Analyses how this female creature was conceived of in oral literature and everyday ritual practice in pre-industria |
| 丛书名称 | Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic |
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| 描述 | 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.. |
| 出版日期 | Book 2020 |
| 关键词 | Supernatural; Folklore; Gender; Nightmare Hag; shape shifters |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48919-9 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-48921-2 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-48919-9Series ISSN 2731-5630 Series E-ISSN 2731-5649 |
| issn_series | 2731-5630 |
| copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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