Anna Birgitta Rooth
Anna Birgitta Rooth | |
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Born | 15 May 1919[1] Ängelholm, Sweden |
Died | 5 June 2000 (aged 79) Stenhotten |
Occupation | Professor of Ethnology |
Board member of | Zorn Museum |
Spouse | Gösta Rooth |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Awards | Pitrè Prize |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Lund University |
Thesis | The Cinderella Cycle (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Carl Wilhelm von Sydow |
Anna "Anta" Birgitta Rooth (15 May 1919 – 5 June 2000) was the first Swedish professor of ethnology at Uppsala University. She is known for her research into folklore, especially the Cinderella story.
Early life and education
Anna Birgitta Rooth was born on 15 May 1919, in Ängelholm, Sweden, to Hildegard Sofia Helena and Nore Valfrid Waldermarson. She had two brothers, Bertil and Bo Waldemarson.[2] Rooth enjoyed reading as a child and at 19, gained a school-leaving certificate at Lunds privata elementarskola, allowing her to attend Lund University the same year.[2]
Starting in 1938, she studied art history at Lund University. She began pursuing folkloric research and served as editor and secretary to Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, who headed folkloric research at Lund. Working as an archival assistant, Rooth began a research project which later culminated into her thesis which she defended in 1951 under the direction of Carl Wilhelm von Sydow.[3][2] Her doctoral dissertation, The Cinderella Cycle, continues to be a required reading in folklore studies.[3][4]
Career
During the 1960s and 1970s, she published many more books on folklore such as Folklig Diktning. Form och teknik ("Folk Poetry: Form and Technique"),
In 1973, she became full professor of ethnology at Uppsala University,[8] a position she held until 1985.[9]
Awards and honors
She was awarded the Pitrè Prize for her work.[9][10][when?]
Selected publications
- Rooth, Anna Birgitta (1957). "The Creation Myths of the North American Indians". Anthropos. 52 (3/4): 497–508. JSTOR 40454080.
- Rooth, Anna Birgitta (1961). Loki in Scandinavian mythology (in Swedish). Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup. OCLC 786246305.
- Rooth, Anna Birgitta (1962). The raven and the carcass; an investigation of a motif in the deluge myth in Europe, Asia, and North America. Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia. OCLC 963926.
- Rooth, Anna Birgitta (1976). Folklig diktning: form och teknik (in Swedish). Lund: Studentlitt. OCLC 185708957.
- Rooth, Anna Birgitta (1976). The importance of storytelling : a study based on field work in northern Alaska. Uppsala: Univ. OCLC 3033170.
Personal life
In 1942, Rooth met Gösta Rooth in an art history course when he was a medical student. They had three children together, Birgitta, Helena and Ivar Rooth.[11]
References
- ISSN 0014-6242.
- ^ a b c "skbl.se - Anna Birgitta Rooth". skbl.se. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b c Fellows, Folklore. "Anna Birgitta Rooth and folkloristics in Sweden | Folklore Fellows". Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ Reviews of The Cinderella Cycle
- Dawkins, R.M. (1952). "Shorter Bibliographical Notices". Folklore. 63 (2): 120. JSTOR 1257729.
- Liljeblad, Sven (1952). "Review of The Cinderella Cycle". The Journal of American Folklore. 65 (257): 325–326. JSTOR 537093.
- Dawkins, R.M. (1952). "Shorter Bibliographical Notices". Folklore. 63 (2): 120.
- ^ Reviews for The Raven and the Carcass
- Turner, Frederick W. (1965). "Review of The Raven and the Carcass: An Investigation of a Motif in the Deluge Myth in Europe, Asia, and North America". Western Folklore. 24 (1): 57–58. JSTOR 1498884.
- Turner, Frederick W. (1965). "Review of The Raven and the Carcass: An Investigation of a Motif in the Deluge Myth in Europe, Asia, and North America". Western Folklore. 24 (1): 57–58.
- ^ Reviews for Loki in Scandinavian mythology
- Liljeblad, Sven (1963). "Review of Loki in Scandinavian Mythology". American Anthropologist. 65 (1): 144–145. JSTOR 667272.
- Byrne, Francis John (1960). "Review of Loki in Scandinavian Mythology. (Acta Reg. Societatis Humaniorum Litterarum Lundensis LXI.)". Béaloideas. 28: 128–131. JSTOR 20722898.
- Liljeblad, Sven (1963). "Review of Loki in Scandinavian Mythology". American Anthropologist. 65 (1): 144–145.
- JSTOR 538859.
- S2CID 144383647.
- ^ a b "skbl.se - Premio Pitré-Salomone Marino". skbl.se. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ NIF Newsletter. Nordic Institute of Folklore. 1993.
- ^ "703 (Vem är Vem? / Skåne, Halland, Blekinge 1966)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-06.