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A relation of Swedenborgianism and anthroposophy: The case of the Finnish author Kersti Bergroth and her novel The Living and the Dead
Tekijät: Mahlamäki Tiina
Kustantaja: DONNER INST RESEARCH RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL HISTORY
Julkaisuvuosi: 2018
Journal: Approaching Religion
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: APPROACHING RELIGION
Lehden akronyymi: APPROACHING RELIG
Vuosikerta: 8
Numero: 1
Aloitussivu: 69
Lopetussivu: 78
Sivujen määrä: 10
ISSN: 1799-3121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30664/ar.66723
Verkko-osoite: https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/66723
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/33501459
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 Sweden-borgian 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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