Identification of unnamed non-human agents in Kalevala-metric incantations

Tutkimustuotos: ArtikkelijulkaisuArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

Kalevala-metric poetry is an oral-poetic system of various genres, shared by multiple Finnic groups. In addition to epic and lyric, one of the prominent main genres of the oral tradition is formed by incantations. The Kalevala-metric incantations regularly invoke non-human agents, which are aligned with the performer in various ways. While these agents are often explicitly named and addressed, in some cases their identity remains unclear. By conducting a case study, the paper proposes that in many occurrences the unnamed agents are identifiable by examining textual cues and the emergent text-structure of the incantations. The results show that the identification of unnamed agents can be achieved by biographic-metrical and contextual analysis of the incantation texts.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
LehtiIncantatio: An International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming
Vuosikerta11
Numero11
Sivut103-126
Sivumäärä24
ISSN2228-1355
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 6 kesäk. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

Tieteenalat

  • 6160 Muut humanistiset tieteet
  • Folkloristiikka
  • lingvistinen antropologia

Siteeraa tätä