Faith and Magic in Early Modern Finland

by Raisa Maria Toivo

Book Overview

Early modern Finland is rarely the focus of attention in the study of European history, but it has a place in the context of northern European religious and political culture. While Finland was theoretically Lutheran, a religious plurality embodied in ceremonies and interpreted as magic survived and flourished. Blessing candles, pilgrimages, and offerings to forest spirits merged with catechism hearings and sermon preaching among the lay piety. What...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349714372
• ISBN13: 9781349714377
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"