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The Trickster and the Witch : On the Romani Origins of "Captain Elin's Idol"
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- Asprem, Egil, 1984- (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap
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Casinge, Sebastian (författare)
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- 2022
- 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Arv. Nordic Yearbook of Folklore. - 0066-8176 .- 2002-4185. ; 78, s. 7-39
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Abstract
Ämnesord
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- At the center of this article stands a striking but poorly understood artefact held at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm (NM.0159389): A piece of bovine leg bone carved in the likeness of a human skull. Traditionally described as an “idol,” the artefact belongs to a bundle of “witchcraft tools” (trolltyg) that have been attributed to the legendary witch, “Captain Elin,” loosely built on the historical person Elin Eriksdotter from Mofikerud, who was tried in a late witch trial in Näs, Värmland, in 1720. Scholars have long known that the attribution of the skull figure and most of the other items to Elin is false. In this article, we first describe how the association with “Captain Elin” arose, shedding new light on the creation of the legend and its association with the “witchcraft tools.” Secondly, we present new archival evidence that suggests an entirely different context for the bone artefact, namely in the encounters between Romani people and the majority population at the end of the Swedish Great Power era. We discuss the significance of this new context for the cultural memory of magic and witchcraft in Sweden, and for our understanding of the Romani minority’s place in early-modern society.
Ämnesord
- HUMANIORA -- Annan humaniora -- Etnologi (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Other Humanities -- Ethnology (hsv//eng)
- HUMANIORA -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Religionshistoria (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- History of Religions (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Captain Elin
- witchcraft
- Nordic Museum
- Romani people
- Göta Court of Appeal
- Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius
- Anna Maria Adamsdotter
- History of Religion
- religionshistoria
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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