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- Andersson, Daniel, 1977-
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Understanding figurative proverbs : a model based on conceptual blending
- 2013
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In: Folklore. - : Routledge. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 124:1, s. 28-44
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Proverb meaning has been an issue in paremiological research for a long time. In this paper the cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual blending, or blending theory, is explored as a starting point in the discussion of figurative proverbs. This theory is combined here with the notion of ‘base meaning’. Furthermore, the concept of ‘extended base meaning’ is introduced as a ‘thick’ meaning description, especially useful when proverbs are discussed in relation to collective knowledge structures.
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- Arvidsson, Alf, 1954-
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Tell your story, save our community : raising local consciousness and reinforcing political mobilization in Bjurholm through storytelling
- 2022
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In: Folklore. - : The Folklore Society. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 133:4, s. 511-525
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The present article focuses on how storytelling events serve as a tool in reinforcing local identity. The case study presented here centres on Bjurholm, a small rural town in northern Sweden, where a local storytelling society called Bjurholms Berättarakademi has been emphasizing municipal community building as a singularly important task. Initially offering public storytelling evenings and festivals celebrating prominent local storytellers, it soon shifted strategy and instead concentrated on storytelling in schools and villages, by pupils and villagers, and addressing urgent local topics at special events. The tenuousness of relying on only a handful of activists and the problem of continuity has been countered through collaboration with other local societies, as well as by embracing new media.
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- Bringéus, Nils-Arvid
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: A motif in Scandanavian folk art
- 2003
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In: Folklore. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 114:3, s. 323-333
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Although there is no biblical account of the 'Rest on the Flight into Egypt', the story is well known in the Christian world. In pseudo-Matthew the story has developed into legend form. He tells about the Christ-Child commanding the date palm Mary is resting beneath to bend down so that she can eat the fruit. It is found in literary sources from the twelfth century onwards. 'The Rest on the Flight into Egypt' had become an independent pictorial theme by the fourteenth century and it was mainly by means of pictures that it became part of our cultural heritage. This paper traces the introduction of the motif into Scandinavia and its pictorial dissemination through various media, including printing, chest-prints and wall-hangings.
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- Cocq, Coppélie
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Anthropological places, digital spaces, and imaginary scapes : packaging a digital Sámiland
- 2013
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In: Folklore. - : Routledge. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 124:1, s. 1-14
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article, which focuses on the Sámi, the indigenous people of Fenno-Scandinavia, investigates the production of place in digital environments. Place-making practices are approached through the study of expressive culture. This article also discusses the consequences of these practices for linguistic and cultural revitalization and for the articulation of Sámi identity.
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- Kuusela, Tommy, 1979-
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Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief
- 2020
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In: Folklore. - London : The Folklore Society. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 131:2, s. 159-179
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article explores the Swedish belief in the skogsrå, an anthropomorphic female forest spirit, as the cause for people being spirited away or getting lost in forests. In the folk narratives, she is a dangerous seductress who possesses untamed sexuality and is threatening to men who work in or close to forests. The forest was a dangerous otherworld, fundamentally different from the world of humans. The forest spirit represents wild nature, as a counter-image to cultural order. Furthermore, the article compares the belief in a female forest spirit as the active agent in Swedish folklore to the concept of metsänpeitto ‘forest cover’ in Finnish folklore, where the forest itself is the active agent. Legends reinforce the danger of getting lost in a forest, especially in dense forests like those found in Sweden and Finland.
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- Petersson, Anna
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Swedish Offerkast and Recent Roadside Memorials
- 2009
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In: Folklore. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0015-587X .- 1469-8315. ; 120:1, s. 75-91
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The erection of roadside memorials in Sweden is commonly considered a novel practice. However, it bears certain similarities with earlier traditions, especially, the so-called offerkast, a pile of sticks or stones thrown on the site of a death on the road.
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