If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia
Abstract Finnish Orthodox women’s ambiguous situation of interfaith marriages in Lutheran, secular Finland is marked by a peculiar triple sense of otherness, causing elements of deep crisis among many. Employing Ernesto de Martino’s concept of "dehistoricizing," the author claims that dome...
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crunivillinoispr:10.5406/jamerfolk.128.507.0065 2024-09-09T19:49:39+00:00 If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia Honkasalo, Marja-Liisa 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/jamerfolk.128.507.0065 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaf/article-pdf/128/507/64/1892709/jamerfolk.128.507.0065.pdf en eng University of Illinois Press Journal of American Folklore volume 128, issue 507, page 64-92 ISSN 0021-8715 1535-1882 journal-article 2015 crunivillinoispr https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerfolk.128.507.0065 2024-06-20T04:20:49Z Abstract Finnish Orthodox women’s ambiguous situation of interfaith marriages in Lutheran, secular Finland is marked by a peculiar triple sense of otherness, causing elements of deep crisis among many. Employing Ernesto de Martino’s concept of "dehistoricizing," the author claims that domestic religious rituals restore women’s agency and give them metahistorical solace. The ritual presence of the Mother of God binds together separate elements of domestic life and a mythical common past that creates and recreates mothers’ agency within the interfaith dilemma. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* UI Press - University of Illinois Press Journal of American Folklore 128 507 64 92 |
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Abstract Finnish Orthodox women’s ambiguous situation of interfaith marriages in Lutheran, secular Finland is marked by a peculiar triple sense of otherness, causing elements of deep crisis among many. Employing Ernesto de Martino’s concept of "dehistoricizing," the author claims that domestic religious rituals restore women’s agency and give them metahistorical solace. The ritual presence of the Mother of God binds together separate elements of domestic life and a mythical common past that creates and recreates mothers’ agency within the interfaith dilemma. |
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Honkasalo, Marja-Liisa If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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If the Mother of God Does Not Listen: Women’s Contested Agency and the Lived Meaning of the Orthodox Religion in North Karelia |
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if the mother of god does not listen: women’s contested agency and the lived meaning of the orthodox religion in north karelia |
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