A Jungian Reading of The Kalevala 500-1300? Finnish Shamanism ~ The Patriarchal Senex Figure Part II: The Archetypal Shaman/Hero

Authors

Bettina Knapp, City University of New York

Artists and Illustrations Included in This Record

Artist
Sarah Beach
Illustration
Lúchien and Beren

Abstract

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Jungian interpretation of the Kalevala, focusing on the character of Väinämöinen and his role as Shaman. Part 2 analyzes Väinämöinen’s transformation of the land, the felling of the oak, the confrontation with Joukahainen, and the death of Aino.

Part 1:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol8/iss3/10/

Part 3:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss1/11

Part 4:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss2/11

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