A relation of Swedenborgianism and anthroposophy: The case of the Finnish author Kersti Bergroth and her novel The Living and the Dead
My article discusses the influence of Emanuel- Swedenborg on a Finnish female author, Kersti Bergroth (1886-1975) through one of Bergroth's novels Eläviä ja kuolleita (The Living and the Dead', 1945). Bergroth was a prolific author with an anthroposophical bent, and an admirer of German i...
| Published in: | Approaching religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Approaching religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bergroth, Kersti 1886-1975, Eläviä ja kuolleita
/ Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772
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| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements |
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| Summary: | My article discusses the influence of Emanuel- Swedenborg on a Finnish female author, Kersti Bergroth (1886-1975) through one of Bergroth's novels Eläviä ja kuolleita (The Living and the Dead', 1945). Bergroth was a prolific author with an anthroposophical bent, and an admirer of German idealism. In this particular novel Bergroth refers explicitly to Swedenborg and the story discloses a number of Swedenborgian themes: the doctrine of correspondences; a world divided into material, spiritual, and divine realms; and communication with the spirits of the dead. As Bergroth was an active member of the anthroposophical movement, I will also consider the route, spread, and place of Swedenborg's ideas within anthroposophy and theosophy in the twentieth century. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.66723 |