jumala
Risto Pulkkinen described a jumala as a being who rules over a wider concept, such as water, while a haltija is more localized, ruling over a specific body of water. According to him, there is only a small number of beings in Finnish paganism which could be called jumala, but a wide variety of haltija beings. Thus, a haltija is a ruler of a domain smaller than a god's.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1551 CE
- Attested period
- 1551 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Mikael Agricola in his preamble to the Finnish translation of the Book of Psalms in 1551.
Relationships
- has aspect
- haltija
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Deity-like figures in Finnish mythology are often described as jumala and/or haltija. Risto Pulkkinen described a jumala as a being who rules over a wider concept, such as water, while a haltija is more localized, ruling over a specific body of water.”
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“Risto Pulkkinen described a jumala as a being who rules over a wider concept, such as water, while a haltija is more localized, ruling over a specific body of water.”
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