Tommy Kuusela
Biographic Data
| ID | 4166446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tommy Kuusela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tommy |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuusela |
| SIGNATURE | KUUSELA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Initiation by White Snake and the Acquisition of Supernatural Knowledge
This paper explores narratives about eating the flesh of a dragon or whiteserpent. It is argued that these narratives can be interpreted as examples of initiation. The snake’s association with wisdom is a common motif in Scandinavian folklore,stretching back at least to the Middle Ages. The author argues that folklore accounts of eating a white snake correspond symbolically to initiation. Different texts explain and legitimise how certain persons…
Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief
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…
In Search of a National Epic: The use of Old Norse myths in Tolkien's vision of Middle-earth
In this article some aspects of Tolkien's work with regard to his relationship to folklore and nationalism are presented. It is also argued, contrary to Lauri Honko's view of literary epics, that pre-literary sources constitute a problem for the creators of literary epics and that their elements can direct the choice of plot and form. Tolkien felt that there was a British - but no English - mythology comparable to the Greek, Finnish or Norse ones…
Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief
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…
In Search of a National Epic: The use of Old Norse myths in Tolkien's vision of Middle-earth
In this article some aspects of Tolkien's work with regard to his relationship to folklore and nationalism are presented. It is also argued, contrary to Lauri Honko's view of literary epics, that pre-literary sources constitute a problem for the creators of literary epics and that their elements can direct the choice of plot and form. Tolkien felt that there was a British - but no English - mythology comparable to the Greek, Finnish or Norse ones…
Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief
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…
Initiation by White Snake and the Acquisition of Supernatural Knowledge
This paper explores narratives about eating the flesh of a dragon or whiteserpent. It is argued that these narratives can be interpreted as examples of initiation. The snake’s association with wisdom is a common motif in Scandinavian folklore,stretching back at least to the Middle Ages. The author argues that folklore accounts of eating a white snake correspond symbolically to initiation. Different texts explain and legitimise how certain persons…
Art (3 works) · Folklore (3 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Mythology (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)