Jakten på Kloka Anna : Om en klok kvinna i 1800-talets småländska bondesamhälle

• Main Author: Svartberg, Maria
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV) 2021
• Subjects: Kloka kvinnor; trolldom; botare; Småland; 1800-talet; sägen; folktro; History; Historia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100116

Kloka Anna was a folkloristic figure with multiple reocurring tales connected to her. But at the core of these stories were two distinct historical women, both living in the south of Småland, both from poor backgrounds, both living during the 19th century and both well- known wise women who were believed to have immense knowledge in magic, healing and the supernatural. My essay is about these women, what was said about them and what we can actually know about them. At the same time it is about the collective legendary figure Kloka Anna. I will discuss these aspects by using terms and theories from oral history theory and  from folkloristic research.