Sökning: "Swedish folklore"

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  1. 1. En mångfald av innebörder : ett etnologiskt perspektiv på publik arkeologi

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Tim-Kristoffer Gunnarsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :arkeologi; etnografi; etnologi; folklore; Högarör; publik arkeologi; Sandby borg; Småland; Öland;

    Sammanfattning : This paper aims at analyzing in what ways ethnographical stories such as myths, legends, and other stories about archaeological monuments can contribute to public archaeology. The public archaeology in Sweden is currently debating how to engage with the public in meaningful ways. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Skålgropar på Gotland : En studie om skålgroparnas relation till bronsåldersgravar

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Sammland Elin; [2022]
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    Sammanfattning : Cup marks is probably the world’s most common famous petroglyphs and it’s also Sweden's most common rock carving motif. In Swedish folklore, cup marks are called älvkvarnar (fairy mills) because fairies were believed to grind their grain in the cups. The cup mark motif has been found both in and near graves, with and without other figures. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Spritt språngande : En terminologisk undersökning av språngning

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Textilvetenskap

    Författare :Ester Magnusson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :sprang; textile research; textile terminology; språngning; hemslöjd; ortskaraktär; terminologi; textilarkiv; textil; digital humaniora; sökbarhet;

    Sammanfattning : The overarching theme of the thesis concerns the terminology aspect of searchability in digitalised archival data. The aim of the work is to analyse material from two archives (The Institute for Language and Folklore (ISOF) and The Nordic Museum) on the subject of sprang and the names of that technique during the 20th century in a Swedish rural setting. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Arkeologi och folktro : En undersökning av skålgroparnas användning genom tiden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Tobias Andreasson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Folklore; cup marks; elf mills; Dalarna; Ethnology and Archaeology; Folktro; Skålgropar; Älvkvarnar; Dalarna; Etnologi och Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : Cup marks are often described in historical records as belonging to the fairies of Swedish folklore, hence going under the name “fairy mills” or “elf mills” (in Swedish älvkvarn). The name derives from the belief that the fairies used the cups as their mills for grinding seed. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Environmental Conservation Conflicts in Swedish Sapmi: Sami Ethnoecology and the Struggle for an Indigenous Conservation Paradigm

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Alexandra McFadden; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Environmental conservation; land use; Sami ethnoecology; human ecology; environmentalism; Sweden; Sapmi.; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Given a backdrop of industrial land use fractures in Northern Sweden, the kind of human-environmental relations cultivated in Sapmi has consequences for Sami indigenous sovereignty and ecological sustainability. Critically investigating different nature relations is of significance to Human Ecology fields in order to deepen knowledge on both unintended and intended consequences of how we understand and engage with environments. LÄS MER