“THE DEVIL WAS WITH HER”: OTHERED SOCIAL IDENTITY OF A FINLAND-SWEDISH OSTROBOTHNIAN CUNNING-WOMAN.
The article examines evidence for normativity and transgression in stories surrounding Lovisa Törndal who was rumored to practice witchcraft in Ostrobothnia, Finland during the 19th- and 20th-centuries. Topics include a background on Törndal and the reputation she acquired as a cunning-woman, the pr...
| Publicado en: | Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 54 - 80 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Spring2023
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| Sumario: | The article examines evidence for normativity and transgression in stories surrounding Lovisa Törndal who was rumored to practice witchcraft in Ostrobothnia, Finland during the 19th- and 20th-centuries. Topics include a background on Törndal and the reputation she acquired as a cunning-woman, the preservation of primary source materials about Törndal in the archives of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, and how a witch is described in Ostrobothnian belief narratives. |
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