词条 | Hug (folklore) |
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In Scandinavian mythology, the hug refers to an individual's mental life, in some contrast to the soul, a term which carries more spiritual connotations. "Hug" is the Norwegian term; the Danish term is hu, the Swedish håg; Scandinavian languages have a word for soul that is cognate with the English. The hug is no simple concept and shows great variation, with different accounts and characteristics given in the literature from medieval literature to more recent folklore. It is central to the conception of magic, and can influence animate and inanimate objects. The hug manifests itself externally in a variety of possible forms;[1] that of witches, for instance, sometimes took the shape of a cat.[2] See also
ReferencesNotes1. ^Kvideland and Sehmsdorf 41. 2. ^Alver 120. Reference bibliography
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