A Cognitive Perspective on the Luonto Raising Rite of the Karelian and Finnish Ritual Specialists

• Published in: Elore
• Main Author: Kohonen, Siria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Suomen Kansantietouden Tutkijain Seura 2024
• Subjects: loitsut; rituaalit; possessio; kognitiivinen uskontotiede; kognitiivinen kulttuurintutkimus; kognitiiviset vinoumat; dualismi; skeemat; arkistoaineistot; kansanusko; kansanperinne; folkloristiikka; incantation; rituals; spirit possession; cognitive science of religion; cognitive cultural studies; cognitive biases; dualism; folk beliefs; folklore; folkloristics; Siikala; karelian
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/elore/article/view/142585; https://doi.org/10.30666/elore.142585

Raising one’s luonto has been an essential part of the Karelian and Finnish incantation tradition and is performed by traditional ritual specialists the tietäjät (‘the ones who know’). In this context, luonto (literally ‘nature’) usually means a human’s profound essence, and raising it means activat...