Alexandra Bergholm
Biographic Data
| ID | 4185974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Bergholm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Bergholm |
| SIGNATURE | BERGHOLM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4004-3104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Esoteric Potentiality in Creating and Viewing Angel-themed Photographs
This article explores esoteric potentiality—the perceived possibility of accessing the otherworldly—through a hermeneutic framework that integrates artist intent, the photographic image and audience reception. The Finnish artist Hanne Kiiveri shot her first angel-themed photograph after a waking dream involving her late sister. As part of the Whose Angels? project—an initiative that combines artistic practice with scholarly research—Kiiveri’s sta…
Praying with Blathmac
The mid-eighth-century Old Irish text known as the poems of Blathmac is a long devotional composition meditating on the mystery of Christ's cross and its significance for salvation history. Since the discovery and subsequent publication of the text nearly six decades ago, the work has garnered considerable scholarly interest for its linguistic and socio-historical value, but many aspects of its devotional orientation remain less systematically ex…
Ritual Lamentation in the Irish Penitentials
Some of the earliest references to ritual lamentation or keening in the early Irish sources are found in the penitential handbooks dated to around the seventh and eighth centuries. In previous scholarship, these passages have commonly been interpreted as evidence of the continuous attempts of the Church to curb pagan practices among the 'nominally Christian' populace, thus assuming that such regulations were primarily used as a means of social co…
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Ritual Lamentation in the Irish Penitentials
Some of the earliest references to ritual lamentation or keening in the early Irish sources are found in the penitential handbooks dated to around the seventh and eighth centuries. In previous scholarship, these passages have commonly been interpreted as evidence of the continuous attempts of the Church to curb pagan practices among the 'nominally Christian' populace, thus assuming that such regulations were primarily used as a means of social co…
Praying with Blathmac
The mid-eighth-century Old Irish text known as the poems of Blathmac is a long devotional composition meditating on the mystery of Christ's cross and its significance for salvation history. Since the discovery and subsequent publication of the text nearly six decades ago, the work has garnered considerable scholarly interest for its linguistic and socio-historical value, but many aspects of its devotional orientation remain less systematically ex…
Esoteric Potentiality in Creating and Viewing Angel-themed Photographs
This article explores esoteric potentiality—the perceived possibility of accessing the otherworldly—through a hermeneutic framework that integrates artist intent, the photographic image and audience reception. The Finnish artist Hanne Kiiveri shot her first angel-themed photograph after a waking dream involving her late sister. As part of the Whose Angels? project—an initiative that combines artistic practice with scholarly research—Kiiveri’s sta…
Art (2 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Medieval Literature and History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)