Papers by Ingvar Svanberg
Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift , 2024
Hedgehogs and humans have co-habited and migrated together in northern Europe for millennia. Hedg... more Hedgehogs and humans have co-habited and migrated together in northern Europe for millennia. Hedgehogs provided ecosystem services to humans, and humans sheltered and protected hedgehogs from predators. Peasants kept these efficient domestic cleaners of vermin in barns and courtyards as pets and for pest control. Hedgehog meat was consumed in some regions and the spiny skin had multiple uses. Its jaws, common in
archaeological finds in Sweden and Denmark, had probably magical-medical functions in prehistory, while the spines were used in folk medicine in Europe until recently. The animals were not only perceived as holy and wise, but in parts of Sweden they were even seen as the pigs of the house spirit. After centuries of mythology and legends concerning hedgehogs, Carl Linnaeus described the little nocturnal animal in detail
and cleared up ancient misunderstandings about its habits. Today hedgehogs are still protected and often fed by humans, refl ecting the multilayered relationship which has benefi ted both humans and hedgehogs.
Journal of northern studies/Journal of Northern studies, Mar 29, 2022
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, Feb 26, 2024
Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, 2012
Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien, 2014
Bibliografin fortecknar litteratur om politisk islam, om samtida stromningar inom islam samt om i... more Bibliografin fortecknar litteratur om politisk islam, om samtida stromningar inom islam samt om islam i Europa utgiven efter 1990.
Multiethnic studies in Uppsala : essays presented in honour of Sven Gustavsson, June 1, 1988
I denna bok skildras for forsta gangen den svenska historien ur ett invandrarperspektiv. Fran vik... more I denna bok skildras for forsta gangen den svenska historien ur ett invandrarperspektiv. Fran vikingatidens frammande kopman och missionarer hamnar vi i medeltiden, med des starka inslag av tyska h ...
Oversikt som behandlar migrationsrorelser mellan Sverige och de brittiska oarna fran vikingatid f... more Oversikt som behandlar migrationsrorelser mellan Sverige och de brittiska oarna fran vikingatid fram till i dag. Forutom demografiska, kulturella och ekonomiska aspekter behandlas ocksa kyrkliga och religiosa influenser mellan de bada landerna.
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Papers by Ingvar Svanberg
archaeological finds in Sweden and Denmark, had probably magical-medical functions in prehistory, while the spines were used in folk medicine in Europe until recently. The animals were not only perceived as holy and wise, but in parts of Sweden they were even seen as the pigs of the house spirit. After centuries of mythology and legends concerning hedgehogs, Carl Linnaeus described the little nocturnal animal in detail
and cleared up ancient misunderstandings about its habits. Today hedgehogs are still protected and often fed by humans, refl ecting the multilayered relationship which has benefi ted both humans and hedgehogs.
archaeological finds in Sweden and Denmark, had probably magical-medical functions in prehistory, while the spines were used in folk medicine in Europe until recently. The animals were not only perceived as holy and wise, but in parts of Sweden they were even seen as the pigs of the house spirit. After centuries of mythology and legends concerning hedgehogs, Carl Linnaeus described the little nocturnal animal in detail
and cleared up ancient misunderstandings about its habits. Today hedgehogs are still protected and often fed by humans, refl ecting the multilayered relationship which has benefi ted both humans and hedgehogs.