The Ordinary Looks behind the Horrifying Screams

The Secrecies of Border Spirits in 20th Century Finnish Belief Narratives

Bibliographic Data

ID20249453
AuthorsKari Korolainen (0000-0002-0629-8480, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume13
Issue2
Pages49
Publication date2024-03-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/h13020049
OpenAlexW4392709635
LanguageEN
References cited26

This paper discusses the secrecies of border spirits within 20th century Finnish belief narratives. The aim is to explore how and in which contexts the imaginary aspects of border spirit narratives link to the idea of the “power of storytelling”. The following study touches on areas such as the suspension of the fantasy and sociopolitical aspects within the narratives. The folklore materials focus mainly on the Finnish heartland and partly on the national borders. Especially, narrative research methods were used to analyse what is heard and seen of the border spirits and what contexts these narratives involve. Moreover, the results touch on the dynamics of belief narratives without limiting them to the territorial aspects of borders. Hence, the study also explores interpretative bridges between folklore and border studies

Art · Literature · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology

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