Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland
Author:   Raisa Maria Toivo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781137547262


Pages:   183
Publication Date:   30 March 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland


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Author:   Raisa Maria Toivo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.501kg
ISBN:  

9781137547262


ISBN 10:   113754726
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   30 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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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)


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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.

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