Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion
No written sources of ancient Finnish religion have been preserved from the pre-Christian period. Study of the subject is thus based on later historical data, folk poetry and other recorded national traditions, supplemented by etymology and onomastics. A valuable basis for study is provided by the v...
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ftaboakademiojs:oai:ojs.ojs.abo.fi:article/542 2024-09-15T18:16:15+00:00 Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion Salo, Unto 2014-03-03 application/pdf https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/542 eng eng The Donner Institute https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/542/1126 https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/542 Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; Vol 13 (1990): Old Norse and Finnish Religions and Cultic Place-Names; 92-190 2343-4937 0582-3226 Comparative Religion Religious Studies Cultural Studies Folkloristics Finland Finno-Ugrians Kalevala Archaeology Christianity Ukko (Finnish deity) Agricola Mikael Bp ca 1510-1557 Mythology Finno-Ugrian info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2014 ftaboakademiojs 2024-08-30T03:03:41Z No written sources of ancient Finnish religion have been preserved from the pre-Christian period. Study of the subject is thus based on later historical data, folk poetry and other recorded national traditions, supplemented by etymology and onomastics. A valuable basis for study is provided by the verses of Mikael Agricola in the preface to his Psalms of David from 1551. Here Agricola lists the gods of Karelia and Häme. He admittedly subjects them to Christian censure, but he is also in these verses the first systematizer and the first theologian of our ancient religion. He created twin Olympuses of the old religion, two anthropomorphic god-worlds, the sub-structure of which includes the worship of spirits, animals and the dead. From the point of view of archaeology, Agricola's Ukko, 'old man', is one of the most interesting figures in ancient religion. According to Agricola, Ukko was (only) a Karelian god, but scholars have long considered that he was referring to the universally feared Ukko, Ukkonen, the god of thunder, who would have fitted equally well among the gods of Häme (Tavastland). Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* karelian Åbo Akademi: Open Journal Systems |
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No written sources of ancient Finnish religion have been preserved from the pre-Christian period. Study of the subject is thus based on later historical data, folk poetry and other recorded national traditions, supplemented by etymology and onomastics. A valuable basis for study is provided by the verses of Mikael Agricola in the preface to his Psalms of David from 1551. Here Agricola lists the gods of Karelia and Häme. He admittedly subjects them to Christian censure, but he is also in these verses the first systematizer and the first theologian of our ancient religion. He created twin Olympuses of the old religion, two anthropomorphic god-worlds, the sub-structure of which includes the worship of spirits, animals and the dead. From the point of view of archaeology, Agricola's Ukko, 'old man', is one of the most interesting figures in ancient religion. According to Agricola, Ukko was (only) a Karelian god, but scholars have long considered that he was referring to the universally feared Ukko, Ukkonen, the god of thunder, who would have fitted equally well among the gods of Häme (Tavastland). |
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Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion |
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Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion |
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Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion |
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Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion |
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Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion |
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agricola's ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient finnish religion |
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The Donner Institute |
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; Vol 13 (1990): Old Norse and Finnish Religions and Cultic Place-Names; 92-190 2343-4937 0582-3226 |
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